Furthering my previous point, I think it goes without saying that Canadian's overwhelmingly feel more comfortable with a democratic US president. However, listen to Hilary and Obama speak to voters on important issues like trade. Obama for instance openly attacks NAFTA as a talking point. My instinct is that this language is purely rhetorical but it has the potential to translate into damaging policy intitiatives with respect to us here in Canada. I think people who think there will be a more rational look at border security issues than under the pervious US presidency will be disappointed as well. The Democrates will likely feel just as if not more compelled to maintain the current homeland security policy direction with respect to border control in order to appear tough on security.
