On Tuesday, November 8th, Donald Trump was elected to become the next President of the United States.

It came as a surprise to many Canadians, including myself, that Donald Trump won the election, despite his many hateful, racist, and disrespectful comments. However, I think that the majority of voters voted for Trump because of their dislike and distrust for Hillary Clinton, as well as the fact that Trump may have appealed to American voters  with some of his various promises and statements. Even so, this result is still concerning.

The end result, as disappointing and unpredictable as it was, might be economically good for the US, but at the expense of Canada and other countries. Trump called the NAFTA ( North American Free Trade Agreement) the worst trade deal in history, and promised to renegotiate it or else just to withdraw from the agreement entirely. I think that in Canada, we might see increased uncertainty as a protectionist Trump government renegotiates trade deals and works to move manufacturing companies back to the US rather than Canada. This would also result in Canadian job loses. Trump additionally does not agree with the climate change deal and says that it is “bad for U.S. business”. This would not only be concerning for Canada, but for other countries too, and would effect global climate change issues. This Trump win will definitely effect Canada, and I fear it may be for the worst, but Justin Trudeau has vowed to “move forward in a positive way”.