Full Ian Lee hit on CBC this morning. Ian Lee on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations Canada’s chief trade negotiator Janice Charette faces seasoned experts from the USTR, but final decisions sit at the political level. Personal chemistry can matter—Trump is said to enjoy dealing with Mexico’s president because he likes her voice—but Lee argues the real drivers run deeper Drawing on Henry Kissinger’s approach, he stresses that nations negotiate from strategic interests. While no fan of Trump, Lee calls him “crazy like a fox”: focused on advancing the MAGA agenda by tackling trade irritants that have appeared year after year in US Trade Representative reports for half a century Previous US administrations flagged the same issues but largely lived with them. Trump is different—he is prepared to apply real pressure and “break a lot of eggs” rather than accept those irritants. The result, Lee says, reflects profound structural differences between the two economies more than any personal rapport @SprottSchool