Hi. We know Canadians consume a lot about the United States. That is awesome. Americans kind of know Canada exists. They don't know Pierre Poilievre and not looking forward to having to explain him anytime soon.
A lot of Canadians might have been nervous for the 2024 U.S. election even before Sunday's announcement of U.S. President Joe Biden withdrawing for re-election later this year. U.S. history is filled with examples of changing vice presidents in mid-stream but not usually the person at the top of the ticket.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey ended up at the top of the Democratic ticket in 1968. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller watched as President Gerald Ford ran with Bob Dole on the 1976 GOP ticket.
While we don't know what the Dems will do in Chicago next month, Vice President Kamala Harris is likely to be at the top of the Democratic ticket in November. Yes, Harris has a history with Canada, having lived in Montréal as a teenager.
Of note to Canadians: If Kamala Harris is elected president, she’ll have a personal understanding of our country as a former Montreal resident. That’s very helpful given how critical the cross-border relationship is. However, due to that history, she may also hate the Leafs.
— Josh Matlow (@JoshMatlow) July 21, 2024
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We feel confident that Kamala Harris will be a friend of Canada if she is president in 2025. There are some who imagine a meeting of Harris and Chrystia Freeland, somehow being the leaders of their country at some point.
We know the nominee for the GOP is not a friend of Canada.
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Canadian politics do not have the equivalent of the vice president. The primary system used in the United States is a post-Watergate political reality. The next scheduled Canadian federal election will be in 2025.
Updates will follow as needed.
photo credit: CTV Montréal
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It's kind of interesting to see the Prosecutor vs the Criminal. I've got to hand it to you Yanks, you know how to keep it interesting. Good luck. We await the results with bated breath.
Posted by: veronica | July 23, 2024 at 08:43 AM
The U.S. system is hard to explain or justify. The 2025 Canada federal election will have its own concerns.
Posted by: Chad | July 23, 2024 at 05:56 PM