▁because ▁Soviet ▁in comp et ence ▁was ▁even ▁worse . ▁ ▁Canada ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁Canada ▁had ▁d eter ior ated ▁under ▁the ▁N ixon ▁administration ▁on ▁many ▁points , ▁including ▁trade ▁disput es , ▁defense ▁agre ements , ▁energy , ▁fish ing , ▁the ▁environment , ▁cultural ▁imperial ism , ▁and ▁foreign ▁policy . ▁They ▁changed ▁for ▁the ▁better ▁when ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Pierre ▁Tru de au ▁and ▁Carter ▁found ▁a ▁better ▁rapport . ▁The ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁saw ▁a ▁more ▁sympath etic ▁American ▁attitude ▁toward ▁Canadian ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁needs , ▁the ▁p ardon ing ▁of ▁draft ▁ev aders ▁who ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁Canada , ▁and ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁old ▁matters ▁such ▁as ▁Water gate ▁and ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁Canada ▁more ▁than ▁ever ▁wel com ed ▁American ▁invest ments ▁during ▁" the ▁stag fl ation " ▁that ▁hurt ▁both ▁nations . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁international ▁tri ps ▁ ▁Carter ▁made ▁ 1 2 ▁international ▁tri ps ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁nations ▁during ▁his ▁presiden cy . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Wall is , ▁Christopher . ▁" The ▁Think er , ▁The ▁Do er ▁and ▁The ▁Dec ider ▁Z b ign iew ▁Br ze zin ski , ▁C yrus ▁V ance ▁and ▁the ▁Bureau cr atic ▁Wars ▁of ▁the ▁Carter ▁Administration " ▁( Ph D ▁Th esis , ▁North umb ria ▁University ▁ 2 0 1 8 ). ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Pres iden cy ▁of ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁Carter , ▁Jimmy ▁Category : Un ited ▁States