"The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over. It's clear the US is no longer a reliable partner. It is possible that with comprehensive negotiations, we could reestablish an element of confidence but there will be no going backwards ... and that's why I chose to go to France and the United Kingdom, two long-standing and reliable partners, friends and allies of Canada."
— Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, March 28, 2025
Trump's tariffs leave Canada (and the European Union countries) with a simple choice (even if it isn't an "easy" choice): stand firm, or roll over; there's no "middle ground". President Trump has ensured that there is no compromise position. That's called war.
The US tariffs imposed on its closest trading partners is an act of perfidy, a betrayal of trust ... basically, an act of "infidelity".
From the perspective of most Canadians, including elected officials, President Trump’s obsession with annexing Canada is highly insulting — a slap in the face, a betrayal of trust. There is no worse enemy than a friend (or lover) betrayed.
If Canada submits, meekly, those tariffs would represent a serious threat to Canadian national security. If Canada finds new, more trustworthy, allies and stands firm, Canada's sovereignty can't be challenged, except through military force. An armed invasion of Canada by the US would certainly succeed, but that is extremely unlikely. President Trump hasn't ruled out a military invasion (similar to the invasions of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya), but that is mainly a threat that no other nation on this planet would support. There will be no "coalition of the willing" for invasions of Canada and Greenland.
The Trump plan is to weaken the Canadian economy to the point that annexation with the US will become a more viable option than fighting for independence. It's part of the plan for "Fortress America", where no one else on the planet has any right to its own territorial sovereignty ... unless they have the balls to fight for it. Does Canada? I guess we're about to find out, eh?
Whatever else he's done, President Trump has put US-Canadian relations in a crisis mode unparalleled since the 19th century. He's put the ball squarely in Canada's court.
Vive le Canada, tous les jours!
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