It is essential that the prime minister build on areas of common interest while limiting additional exposure to the US through diversification efforts. Meanwhile, there are signs that the trade chaos which characterized the initial months of Trump’s presidency may be easing. Despite the administration’s wild “Liberation Day” tariffs… most Canadian exports to the US remain eligible for tariff-free treatment. …Given the ease with which the president has ignored the agreement in recent months by imposing tariffs under a national emergency rationale that has been rejected by the courts and trade experts alike, many are rightly asking whether Canada should expose itself to further US aggression via a potential renegotiation of CUSMA. The existence of CUSMA and associated compliance with the agreement that now protects Canadian exports from the harsher treatment being imposed on other countries. …Canada will have its own list of grievances, including softwood lumber duties.