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PAST EVENT VIDEO Global Leadership Awards Dinner
Global Leadership Awards Dinner 2025
2025 GLAD Honoree Justin Trudeau 2025 GLAD Honoree Justin Trudeau
Ana Miyares Photography
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Honoring The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, former prime minister of Canada; Regina Cross, Council Emerging Leaders alumna; Tanya Polsky, Polsky Foundation president, and Michael Polsky, Invenergy founder and CEO.
President Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Pena Nieto sign the USMCA President Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Pena Nieto sign the USMCA President Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Pena Nieto sign the USMCA President Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Pena Nieto sign the USMCA Global Economy
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Most Americans Say USMCA Is Good for the US Economy
RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey
Speakers on the Council stage. Speakers on the Council stage. Speakers on the Council stage. Speakers on the Council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography
USMCA 2026: Renegotiating North America's Economic Future
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Aarti Pole speaks with Julián Ventura over video call. Global Economy
North American Trade Talks Continue to Shift
In the News CBC News by Julián Ventura

Julián Ventura joins CBC News to discuss the "multi-dimensional chess game" taking place between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly Public Opinion
Evan Vucci / AP
Trump's UN Speech at Odds with American Public Opinion
BLOG Running Numbers by Lama El Baz

Trump mostly spoke for himself and a small, but vocal, segment of the Republican Party when denouncing immigration, climate action, and multilateralism at the UN General Assembly.

Research

RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey
Slight Boost in American Support for Active US Role in World
An eagle flies by an American flag whipping in the wind An eagle flies by an American flag whipping in the wind An eagle flies by an American flag whipping in the wind An eagle flies by an American flag whipping in the wind US Foreign Policy
Lindsey Wasson / AP
At the same time, fewer Americans now compared to a decade ago are convinced their country is exceptional.
Protesters gather outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regional field office in Burlington, Mass Protesters gather outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regional field office in Burlington, Mass Protesters gather outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regional field office in Burlington, Mass Protesters gather outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regional field office in Burlington, Mass Migration
Charles Krupa / AP
American Support for Legal Immigration Reaches New Heights
RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey
Flags of NATO alliance members flap in the wind Flags of NATO alliance members flap in the wind Flags of NATO alliance members flap in the wind Flags of NATO alliance members flap in the wind US Foreign Policy
Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
US Public Support for Alliances at All-Time High
RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey