“We hear a lot that the West is declining and the East is rising,” he said in an interview before his afternoon session on the U.S. Role in the New Global Order. “I think what we have seen in the past few months . . . is it’s a little early to make that decision. Sure, the West has problems and, sure, the United States as a key leader of the West, particularly at home, was deeply divided and has problems.
Ivo Daalder, President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, pauses to take in the view during the 2022 Global Business Forum in Banff, Canada on Thursday, September 22, 2022.The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement — the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement — is one example of such co-operation, and could further align the nations and bypass global organizations such as the World Trade Organization.
Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation and former Alberta cabinet minister, hailed this province as an example of seizing opportunities.