Canada felt serious pain when the U.S. closed its borders after 9/11. The Jean Chrétien government of the day reacted with a singular priority: keep Canada’s border with the U.S. open because Canada’s prosperity depends on it. That primarily meant assuring the U.S. that Canada can be trusted on security-related matters. The Chrétien government even introduced a comprehensive Anti-Terrorism Act in a matter of months.
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