Economic, Military and Cultural Ramifications of Trumps Futile and Nationally Self-Destructive Campaign to Annex Canada

Since the 1783 Treaty of Paris, the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842, and Oregon Treaty of 1846 the U.S. and Canada have had a friendly, deeply rooted cultural, economic, military and diplomatic relations. No more. Donald Trump’s threats to bring Canada to its knees in order to more completely dominate and annex Canada have backfired. Few in the United States realize how profoundly their northern neighbor has recoiled and is turning away from the United States and deepening its ties with more democratic Europe.

Featuring Steven Staples, policy analyst and founder of the Ottawa-based Rideau Institute on International Affairs. Steve has been at the forefront of the Canadian peace movement since the 1990s, and his views have been sought out by CNN, the New York Times, BBC, and major media in Canada, where he lives.

Currently, Staples is National Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Canadian Health Coalition, and writes the weekly PeaceQuest column on Substack. https://www.peacequest.ca/