# Frank McKenna on Canada's fight for its future

https://mins.news/en/video/53532

- CBC News, 2026-09-10 18:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hv_AG8a0XU

> Frank McKenna, former premier of New Brunswick and former Canadian ambassador to the U.S., discusses Canada’s trade war with the United States. He offers sharp criticism of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and recounts unusual advice he and Jean Chrétien received from another world leader after the 1995 Quebec referendum. The episode also features Acadian musician Lisa Leblanc.

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