Letters to the editor: 'Justin Trudeau is still fighting on behalf of Canada.' Letters to the editor for Jan. 13

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The best way to insulate the Canadian economy from Donald Trump is to make Canada less reliant on the U.S. for trade.
52% : Re "Read on" (Letters, Jan. 9): A letter writer wants to send a copy of the 1971 novel The Trudeau Papers to Donald Trump as an aid to his musings on using economic force against Canada.
48% : In the early 1970s, Canada considered diversifying trade relationships away from the United States.
47% : The "Third Option" did not materialize and instead free-trade agreements with the U.S., and eventually Mexico, were established.
46% : The lesson learned was that additional import duties levied in trade wars are largely borne by consumers, particularly when there is no other practical substitute available to them for their purchases.
44% : We should undertake various actions such as joining the European Union, restarting trade negotiations with Britain, creating a bilateral-trade agreement with Mexico and developing new trade opportunities with other Commonwealth nations and emerging economies in Africa and Asia.
11% : Re "Voters are unlikely to forgive the Liberals" (Jan. 10): Just how is it that the Liberals are making Canada vulnerable to Donald Trump?The Prime Minister and his cabinet ministers are still in place.
11% : Through these agreements, Canada has become even more reliant on the U.S.Fast-forward to the present and Donald Trump is threatening significant trade tariffs.

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