Potential presidential candidate says U.S.-Canada relations going through 'storm' provoked by Trump government

Former U.S. transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks to rapt Ottawa crowd, hints at 2028 run

Potential U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says he did not imagine a "moment like this" between Canada and the United States and "outrages" directed at Canada and the Canadian government do not reflect the will of the American people.

Buttigieg was the keynote speaker at a dinner hosted by Canada 2020 in Ottawa Monday night. Canada 2020 describes itself as "Canada's leading independent, progressive think-tank" and has notable alumni, including former advisory board chair Prime Minister Mark Carney.

To that end, cabinet ministers, staffers and former high-profile Liberals filled a ballroom at the Westin Ottawa to hear former Canadian cabinet minister Seamus O'Regan's fireside chat with Buttigieg.

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He said that Carney's "Elbows up" election campaign in the spring election, which focused heavily on asserting Canada's sovereignty in the face of Trump's trade threats, resonated with progressive Americans.

"In a way, that did not make us feel alienated from Canada," he said. "To us, [it] did not signal a further step in the direction of rupture, but rather the kind of difficult realignment that happens with actual friends."

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