But after decades of bilateral stability, the vote on Canada's next leader now is expected to focus on who is best equipped to deal with the United States.
"He will do very well. He’s respected internationally," former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien told reporters Friday. But, he added: "There is no magic solution. This is not a normal situation. We’ve never seen someone who changes his mind every five minutes as president of the United States. It creates problems everywhere, not only in Canada."
A new Cabinet of 13 men and 11 was sworn in, smaller than Trudeau's 37-member team. François-Philippe Champagne becomes Canada's new finance minister, the government's second most powerful position. He was previously industry minister. Dominic LeBlanc goes from finance to to intergovernmental affairs.