Today, I watched an interview with the U.S. AMBASSADOR to Canada, by Vashi Kapelos of CTV. Vassy can be hot or cold in her interviews. Which I imagine depends to a great deal on the extent and specifics of the directions she gets from her bosses. In this case she was the no nonsense like it or lump…
Canadian Identity, The Fat Orange Golfer Guy, Canadian Leadership, and the CPTPP, the EU and Canada There are several things on my mind these days, Canadian Identity (apparently, we don’t have one), The Fat Orange Dictator’s threats, Canada’s leadership, or lack of it, Canadian unity, a possible Canada/ CPTPP / EU economic alliance, and an…
First, we need to make it crystal clear that Trump’s Golden Dome is neither golden, nor is it a dome, although once Americans see the cost, they may believe that it is made of gold for sure. Trump didn’t create the term either, he just copied the idea from Israel. Israel’s Iron dome is a…
The Trump administration is threatening to cancel the AUKUS submarine deal with Australia. Why – because Trump can. But Trump’s move may just create a benefit for both Canada and Australia. Not all Australians supported the deal originally and that was before Trump’s tariffs. Today there may just be a large degree of buyer’s remorse. …
You seem to want Canada as part of the United States. That is an intriguing thought, and you have presented your views on the subject well, but I think there may be unintended effects that you have been misinformed about. Certainly, Canada could not physically be one state, and you may not want Quebec at…
The problem with Trump is that he has a view of the world that is common to many Americans. He thinks that only the U.S. actually exists and that all other countries aren’t actually real. There is no European history since 1776, etc. I met a lady in Branson Missouri who had no idea where…
The pundits and talking heads in Canada are all saying that we will soon have an election. Considering that for months now Canada has been a ship on stormy seas with a drunk captain and sea sick crew, putting an actual government in place cannot happen soon enough. But considering the current political climate, this…
CANADA SHOULD OFFER TRUMP A GRAND DEFENCE AND ECONOMIC BARGAIN? My answer to this is a resounding ‘NOT A CHANCE’ You don’t deal with a bully by trying to appease him. The result will be two-fold, he will take advantage and let you appease him, and then, when he has what he wants, he will…
Recently I’ve heard several American commentators on news programs or on-line, state that “Obviously Canada relies on the U.S. far more than the U.S. Relies on Canada and therefore Canada will suffer much more from Trump’s tariffs than the U.S. will. Trump has stated multiple times that the U.S. doesn’t need anything from Canada. But…
Many on the left, particularly in Canada have taken to portraying Pierre Poilievre, Canada’s Conservative party leader to Donald Trump, an American ultra-conservative, want-to-be dictator. This essay is meant to point out the obvious inaccuracy of this portrayal. I will look at the background of the two men, the policies that they propose, and their…