United States president-elect Donald Trump
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow is commenting on Donald Trump winning the presidency of the United States.
Barlow has tweeted:
Time for deep breaths and thoughtful reaction. Important to reach out to American friends and allies in our common struggle for justice.
— Maude Barlow (@MaudeBarlow) November 9, 2016
Obama must not ram TPP through! Democrats and Liberals now must rethink elite globalization policies!
— Maude Barlow (@MaudeBarlow) November 9, 2016
TTIP likely dead now. Makes CETA even more important for North American corporations wanting to challenge higher European standards.
— Maude Barlow (@MaudeBarlow) November 9, 2016
The coming assault on US environmental regulations is terrifying. We must not follow suit. Reinstate Canada’s gutted water laws now!
— Maude Barlow (@MaudeBarlow) November 9, 2016
At this hour, the election results note that Trump won the election with 289 electoral college votes (compared to 218 votes for Clinton), 47.5 per cent of the popular vote (compared to 47.6 per cent for Clinton), and 59,095,507 votes (152,738 fewer than the number of votes Clinton received).
This morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered his congratulations to Trump. Trudeau stated, “Canada has no closer friend, partner, and ally than the United States. We look forward to working very closely with President-elect Trump, his administration, and with the United States Congress in the years ahead, including on issues such as trade, investment, and international peace and security.”
Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch comments, “Our American cousins threw out the elites and elected Donald Trump as their next president. It’s an exciting message and one that we need delivered in Canada as well. It’s the message I’m bringing with my campaign to be the next Prime Minister of Canada.”
In comparison, Green Party leader Elizabeth May says, “It’s clearly horrific. The possibility that the U.S. electorate has just condemned our grandchildren is a significant risk.” And last March, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair stated, “Donald Trump is a fascist. Let’s not kid ourselves, let’s not beat around the bush.”
The Council of Canadians is committed to working with our American friends and allies (and all peoples impacted by neo-liberalism and racism) to build the better, just and inclusive world we all know is possible.
Donald John Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America on January 20, 2017.
