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Significance
Canada 's ties with China are strained and are one foreign policy challenge that the recently re-elected Trudeau government faces this year. However, his government is now a minority administration.
Impacts
Canada will pass the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, but that could be slowed in the fractious parliament.
Canada will push for a UN Security Council seat in June, but is unlikely to be elected.
Canada will extradite Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou per US needs, likely meaning further Chinese diplomatic and trade retaliation.
Ottawa will eventually decide not to allow Huawei to participate in Canada’s 5G network.
A swift UK-Canada free trade deal is unlikely, as the UK must first settle its EU relationship.
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