NAFTA In Canada

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Now coming over to Canada, one of the closest neighbors of the United States, one could say that Canada only laughed nervously over the U.S. campaign. Until now, Canada would not care to bother much about the US elections as in the end, it would only mean free trade, border security, softwood lumber, NORAD, acid rain and other such advantages and disadvantages for them, and nothing Canada did not care about ever affected the country as a result of US elections. However, all of this has changed during the past decade as a result of NAFTA and the rest of the free trade agreements that have taken place over time. Several bilateral issues between the United States and Canada have now been fixed. However, what made Canada nervous were the bold claims made by candidate Donald Trump over the course of his campaign, and the …show more content…
South Africans have been very appreciative of President Obama, and they have always taken great inspiration from him as well as his family. They got energized as a result of Obama’s hope and change sort of approach. South Africans feel that Obama has brought about various positive changes in the world, one example of which would be sexual orientation, which once used to be a sort of disgrace in the eyes of the law while now, it is considered rather normal. Even though Obama failed to end the conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, South Africans believe his presidency has been transformative for the most part. However, South Africans are now slightly disgusted by the fact that Mexicans and Muslims are actually hated by the same great country’s new President, and they now wonder what he thinks about Africans and black Americans. America’s foreign policy for African nations, as feared by the Africans, is something President Trump does not care much about. Hence, the election of Trump may not prove to be beneficial for Africa in the near

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