Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

Donald Trump Has Destroyed The Long Alliance Of Canada And The United States!

Ronald 65 Comments

President Donald Trump has systematically, and without any good reason, destroyed the long alliance between Canada and the United States.

Canada has been a great neighbor with no major, or even minor issues, for the past century and a half.

We share a 5,500 mile boundary with Canada, the longest boundary of any two nations with each other.

Trump has acted in a maniacal manner, and is now imposing 50 percent tariffs on a wide variety of Canadian products, and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, has rightfully, refused to give in to the bully that Trump has become.

So Canada will match tariff for tariff, undermining the economies of both nations, and creating unnecessary hostility for no good reason imaginable.

Most notably, hundreds of products from this “tariff war” will rise dramatically, with automobiles and fish being two such examples.

And this threatens the North American Free Trade Agreement that has existed between the US and Canada, as well as Mexico.

This will, particularly, affect the US states that border Canada, including Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Alaska.

Border crossings are also being affected, and bridges that connect the two nations, are also being the center of controversy.

And Trump has spoken of Canada becoming the “51st state”, a totally crazy assertion, but part of Trump’s imperialistic desires.

And now, Trump is proposing a change of Lake Ontario to Lake America, another outrage, as that name has been the normal name for centuries even before the creation of the United States and of Canada.

This is a tragedy of massive proportions, and will not easily be overcome when Trump leaves office, and if a Republican succeeds him in the White House, could be long term damage that will undermine North American security and economic stability.

Trump “Meet The Press” Interview Highly Disturbing!

Ronald 18 Comments

To commemorate his first 100 Days in Office, Donald Trump had an interview with Kristen Welker of NBC’s “Meet the Press”.

Trump expressed doubt that he had to obey the federal courts on the issue of the Alien Enemies Act not being able to be used as a justification of mass deportation of immigrants, with many of them going to the horrendous prison in El Salvador that the Trump Administration is paying to take many deported migrants, many of whom are not involved in any Venezuelan gang, or having an otherwise criminal record. This includes Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a case which has been dragging on for nearly two months.

The idea of due process seems insignificant to Trump, and he “passed the buck” to Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is outrageous in her utterances, along with many other Trump Cabinet members!

So America is in a clear constitutional crisis, but also Trump is creating continued crises over his “expansionist” goals in foreign policy.

Therefore, Trump doubled down on the concept of taking Greenland away from Denmark, possibly by military force, and will continue to promote Canada as the “51st State”, when he meets this week with the Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, whose party had an amazing revival in the recent national elections.

He also insulted Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett for being outspoken, calling her low level intellect, a characterization he used in 2024 against his Presidential opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. So the common theme is to insult intelligent, educated, outspoken black women, a clear sign of racism!

Trump came across during the interview as overly combative, delusional, and clearly intending to defy the Constitution, rule of law, and the federal courts!

The Deteriorating US-Canada Relationship

Ronald 22 Comments

The United States has been blessed with having the best possible neighboring nation in Canada, which it shares a boundary of 5,525 miles, the longest boundary between any two nations in the world.

There has been no major issues between Canada and the US for nearly two centuries, just the “normal” disagreements that any two neighbors might have over time.

But now, the United States under President Donald Trump is creating conflict with its policy of promoting economic war through imposing tariffs, which only harm both nations.

Additionally, Trump has promoted the idea of Canada becoming the “51st State”, totally preposterous idea, and if anything, Washington DC SHOULD be the 51st state!

It has caused growing hostility between Canadians and Americans, whether at sports events, or just promoting a new wave of Canadian nationalism, resentful of the unnecessary provocations which undermine both nations, not only economically, but also regarding national defense and security of both nations.

Canada may stop sharing intelligence information with the United States as a result of Trump’s cozying up with Russia and Vladimir Putin in its war with Ukraine, as well.

There is the danger that the nations America is closest to (all of which share the English language)–not just Canada, but also the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand–will stop such shared intelligence, which would be a major tragedy in international relations against authoritarian regimes around the world that undermine security of all of those nations! This alliance has been known as the “Five Eyes” alliance.

It could also affect other major democracies, including France and Germany, to be more cautious in their dealings with the US government.

The recent news that new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has denounced Donald Trump and that Canada will match tariff for tariff is something all decent Americans will support wholeheartedly!