Neighbouring nations Canada and the US head into an economic storm caused by the US election.

Neighbouring nations Canada and the US head into an economic storm caused by the US election.

The Trudeau government recognises that climate change is the real threat to Canada’s Arctic sovereignty.
![A polar bear wanders across the ice floes in the Canadian Arctic [Getty]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bb3e9c648f984c1ea33a1ed39276dbfa_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Could Canada be cashing in its reputation as a defender of human rights to score international trade?
![Canada''s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau [REUTERS]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/76755c50de4f4f9a8fb334f518832f9a_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Canada is again caught up in an immigration controversy which calls for screening potential newcomers for their beliefs.
![A Syrian refugee child carries buckets used for making maple syrup in Mississauga, Canada [Getty]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/24008d759dd9463e8d770f53a913e59f_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
As former PM Stephen Harper quits parliament, his legacy is more of a gift to Conservatives than to Canadians.
![Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper [Getty]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/304b38c9464a40ec929da5664e1626aa_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
For four years, one of North America’s largest cities turned into a circus.
![Toronto Mayor Rob Ford [REUTERS]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/adea06a739c040cf9d9b6ae8324ba77c_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Does Canada have a special visa for American liberal cowards?
![Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump [REUTERS]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/7dea6996e8614b9aade83a910e00f112_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The motion to condemn BDS can pass constitutional muster, but Canadians will be intimidated into total silence now.
![Israel''s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Canada''s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/e73b390933844414bc105fc33c0a7d6d_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Now that the price of oil has tanked, it’s painfully clear how deep a hole Stephen Harper has drilled for Canada.
![The Suncor tar sands processing plant near the Athabasca River at their mining operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta [REUTERS]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/e03c0f894fff41f1845e361387c9c29d_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Last week began with a “tough message” for Israel from the Trudeau government and ended with lifting sanctions on Iran.
![Israel''s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Canada''s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/e73b390933844414bc105fc33c0a7d6d_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)