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Early federal election that was held in Canada on September 20, 2021, ended with an outcome almost identical to the results of the 2019 federal election. Now as then the Liberals led by Justin Trudeau won the most seats in the 338-seat lower chamber of the Canadian parliament and formed a minority government. The Conservatives won 119 seats, two fewer than their result in 2019 and continued as Official Opposition. The Bloc Quebecois won 32 seats unchanged from the prior election; the NDP -25 seats, a net increase of one seat, and the Greens -2 seats, a net decrease of one seat. It is the second election in a row in which the party that won the most seats in Parliament did not pick up the most votes. All this means a remarkable electoral status quo but this time fraught with more fragile political landscape for the ruling party.

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The beginning of Biden’s presidency caused inflated expectations in Canada, not all of which were destined to come true. The main event of 2021 in Canadian–US relations was the signing of a Roadmap for a Renewed US–Canada Partnership, which was seriously damaged during the presidency of Donald Trump. The past year has shown that J. Biden, like his predecessor D. Trump, is an economic nationalist committed to “Buy American,” who is not inclined to make trade and economic concessions even to the closest allies.

The general state of Canadian-American relations in 2022 can be described as good, and the prevailing vector is further rapprochement. Speaking about the specifics of this year, three points can be made: Canada's willingness to meet Washington's expectations regarding a number of important issues; the impact of several massive American laws on the economic situation and industrial policy in Canada; and the US interest in coordinating international initiatives and obtaining Canada's support in key international organizations and on acute problems.