Geezer - as a Brit in Sweden who went through Brexit with his German wife - I would urge Canadians to look at the people who promoted our disastrous exit from the EU. The separatists seem to be driven by the same backroom boys who have left my home country in tatters.
There is no upside to their desire to separate from a union of states from the evidence I have seen.
We got here through exactly the route you describe - complacent voters - when the turnout is low the zealots can have a disproportionate impact - as in Brexit.
Good luck in your fight to rid Canada of this scourge.
My ask is that you narrow your vocabulary to the root cause of the newer rhetoric, coming from our neighbours. Essentially use this new age tech to do what Germans couldn’t do 100 years ago.
Three things occurred to me as I was reading along. 1) USAers are very defensive about their country. I've been told more than once to stay out of their politics and keep my opinions to myself. Told by people I knew, who were once friends. 2) USAers are totally brainwashed into believing that their constitution was so carefully crafted that the nation is self correcting and incapable of failure. 3) USAers have such reverence for the position of President that they will overlook errors made as inconsequential. Daddy can do no wrong in the big picture, just little slips along the way. They have consumed the Universal USA Kool Aid. Remember Jim Jones.
My experience has been that the divide has infected many of the people. I find lots of MAGA expats who have moved to Mexico to escape the woke USAers. Soon they notice that the Mexicans are fairly woke as well, and the MAGA folk form their own enclaves. It's easy to spot them; they speak no Spanish and treat the citizens as second class. Most Mexicans, being well mannered, just nod, smile and walk away. As an aside, I recently read that using the word awakened, in the Buddhist sense, might be more appropriate! I like that.
Good comments, Jim. One can be patriotic to one’s country. Happily, we Canadians aren’t deluded by exceptionalism as our friends are. As to the supremacy of their constitution, I read that many countries in efforts to democratize further refer to our Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. As imperfect as our nation is, I am most thankful!
Disagree with you on this one, Fred. It's way more complicated than a neighbourhood spat.
Intelligent Canadians have now been speaking up about something we have known for all our lives regarding our relationship with USA.
For many reasons over the last twenty months, beginning with the RE-ELECTION, as in TWICE!, of the Orange Monster, Canadians have been shown how disrespected we really are by our neighbours to the south, and it seems we are only important when we affects their "pocketbooks", if they think of us at all!
You cannot separate culture or a society from its politics and you cannot legitimately cherry-pick the sweet from the sour when it's all being dumped on your head! 🍒
David Cochrane, on CBC's "Power and Politics" accurately and profoundly expressed the real issue over 18 months ago:
"America is not the way it is because of Trump. Trump is the way he is because of America."
Smart people don't jump into a tank of fish saying, "Oh, it'll be Okay. Only 19.7% of them are sharks " 🦈
I always appreciate you pushing back because it sharpens the discussion.
I don't disagree that politics grows out of culture, or that the last twenty months have forced Canadians to rethink a lot of long-held assumptions.
Where I draw the line is in treating 340 million Americans as one political bloc.
There are millions who are as alarmed by what's happening as we are.
Your David Cochrane quote is a powerful one, and it speaks to a deeper reality about the forces that produced Trump.
My point was narrower... our frustration should stay focused on the political choices and institutions that created this moment, rather than assuming every American shares them.
Canada needs to stay clear-eyed, protect its own interests, and stop assuming things will simply go back to the way they were.
On that, I think we're very much on the same page.
Um…. I kinda dont trust Americans any more. I mean, yes, you re right the politics started it off and of course there are many wonderful Americans who share most of our values and are outraged on our behalf. But every time I look at the support for maga and their voting preferences, there s not an overwhelming agreement that things have gone off the rails. I still keep reading and hearing lines that believe we can change the smoke( never mind the pollution from there we live with, especialy in the East, or armpit, of the continent where pollution drifts up and concentrates.
While I get that we need to remember it s not all the Americans all the time, we also need to remind them they THEY have to stand up and change things. we can t do it for them. And their continued ignorance about us is putting us in grave danger and has to change.
Most of my long life I ve been back and forth across the border like it was the next cocunty. That will neve rhappen again.
China signed the world’s largest free-trade agreement with Japan and 14 other Asian nations. Canada and Mexico are organizing similar agreements with Europe and South America.
The Supreme Court upheld the Constitution and definitively ruled: TARIFFS ARE TAXES.
Everyone with a triple-digit I. Q. knows that consumers of commodities pay tariffs, not the manufacturer or the government in the country of origin. Every business in every country in the world knows this. But Donald Trump and Fascist Republicans continue to lie about it.
Not only does Trump lack the legal authority to impose tariffs, he lacks the economic education, the diplomatic experience, the personal discipline, the honest reputation, and—most importantly—the intellectual acuity to negotiate with Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, or Mark Carney of Canada, or Xi Jinping of China.
In full agreement with Ronald Reagan’s tariff views, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mark Carney, and Xi Jinping laugh at Trump’s “on again/off again” TACO Tariffs.
Xi Jinping has positioned China to assume economic leadership of the world when the United States becomes Trump’s seventh bankruptcy.
There's no question the tariff strategy has encouraged many countries to deepen trade relationships with partners outside the U.S., and Canada has been part of that shift.
One point I'd add is that tariffs can have complex effects depending on how they're structured, but consumers and businesses often end up bearing much of the added cost.
That's one reason economists across the political spectrum have long debated their effectiveness.
For Canada, the bigger lesson is straightforward...
Diversify our trade, strengthen our own economy, and avoid becoming overly dependent on any single partner again.
That's a strategy that makes sense regardless of who's in the White House.
I'd just like to say that the petition last summer for Alberta staying in Canada did not ask for a referendum. The Alberta separatists are on the referendum because of the Smith Government promoting the separatists agenda. IMO
"20% of Canadians think Trump is doing a good job" (paraphrased). That high?? I might have bought that statistic 1.5 years ago. I can't fathom why that many Canadians would think that now.
I guess having said that, maybe it depends upon what is meant by "good job": Some of his policies may align with some Canadian concerns, and someone might do the "put up with things I don't agree with, because of the 1-2 things I do agree with."
Or the Canadian might attend a (often evangelical) church that reinforces themes that produce Christian Nationalists combined with borderless social media postings espousing certain themes -- and so that Canadian then sees that it makes sense that the entire continent/hemisphere becomes one big united country under God.
So reflecting on last summer, with Sean Feucht's attempts at missionary/worship concerts across Canada -- the one where cities were cancelling his permits, etc. (but there was some backlash from people who wanted to attend) -- and well, I just said it: There WERE (are?) people in Canada who wanted to attend.
In parallel to what you are saying, Fred, several Americans have posted "Don't worry - when we take back Congress (in the midterms) and the Presidency (in 2028), all will be good again", I've pointed out to them that "no, if you are thinking that will solve everything, no, it most certainly won't. That's the wishful thinking that existed during the Biden election of 2020. And we saw that the problem did not go away - it seethed in plain sight, with many politicians and influencers (usually Republican) doing everything they could to hamstring Biden's efforts, and setting the stage for Trump 2.0. So bottom line, there are at least TWO very opposite definitions of 'the American Dream' and what it means to be an 'American'. And until all of you in USA go into group relationship therapy and talk/work it all out, things definitely will NOT be going back to where it was. Once all of you get on the same page (more or less), then you can talk about how you deal with the rest of the world."
And to Fred's point, 'guess we Canucks likely need to have similar discussions here.
To the standard Alberta grievances (which probably need most of those types of talking), a lot of it doesn't quite get through to me:
- "decisions are made elsewhere" (Ottawa). Okay, but if they do become 'independent', that will STILL happen -- except the decisions will be Washington DC or Houston TX or some such (and I would contend that's always been the case anyway, which likely is the root-cause of the conflict). Don't they see this?? Metaphorically, in the oil sector, ALL of their employers are American companies, with a bias towards ensuring the USA gets the best deal. Can't they see THAT, too?
- "Elsewhere doesn't understand the province." That's likely quite true, and ROC (Rest Of Canada) should have those conversations with them. But the corollary is also true: I don't think Alberta understands the rest of the country, either! It is a two-way street.
- Regs, equalization, etc., etc. - some of this goes back to previous point, but these are things that can be discussed. And maybe some misunderstanding cleared up -- a citizen in Alberta doesn't pay any extra taxes (as equalization) than someone making the same amount of income elsewhere in Canada. And Alberta's hero, Harper, is the one who set the equalization payment formula that currently exists! So maybe everyone needs to have some discussions as to how the system should/could be improved.
(and AB should also think down the road -- when they run out of oil in 50-100 years (depending how much we sell to other countries beyond current levels), do they want an "equalization" model that would help them out, like before the oil boom?)
I went on here more than intended, but just to reinforce Fred's message that some strong public discussions, if not private ones too, likely need to happen here -- and making sure that just the "strong voices" are not the only ones grabbing the mic -- or we do end up, as Arctic Fox pointed out, back to a "Brexit"-like discussion, that essentially has ruined the UK ever since (in spite of Carney's warning at the time).
Fred, you produced an interesting analysis, I largely agree. Focusing at our house on Project 2025 and it's undermining of democracy. Rewriting of American history is terrifying
I think that's one of the reasons Project 2025 has attracted so much attention.
Whatever people's political views, proposals that affect democratic institutions, education, or how history is taught deserve careful scrutiny and open debate.
One thing I've learned through all of this is that democracies don't change overnight... they change one decision at a time.
I believe that the Seperatists in Alberta have been helped, trained, aided and financed by the USA. This has been a play they have used over and an over since the 1950’s to divide countries and make them ripe for invasion and annexation.
Canada is currently being attacked from multiple directions by a foreign country, and that is the USA!
I understand why many Canadians are asking those questions, Alexis.
If there is foreign interference... whether from the U.S. or any other country... it deserves to be investigated thoroughly and dealt with transparently.
Where I try to be careful is distinguishing between what we know, what has been reported, and what still needs evidence.
Regardless of outside influence, Canadians are ultimately responsible for the choices we make here at home.
That's why staying informed and engaged matters so much.
Completely agree with you about voter choices. At least we have a well,educated and fairly competant electorate for the most part. And the Cons both federally and provincially seem determined to chase way as many voters as possible these days.
I DISAGREE .. THIS SAYS IT ALL .. THIS WAS ON SUBSTACK FROM AN AFGHANISTAN WHO FOUGHT WITH THE U.S. IT IS NOT ABOUT POLICY, IT IS ABOUT BEYRAYAL. THESE WORDS APPLY TO CANADA AS WELL. WE MUST NEVER FORGET. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
"A True ally is not the one who stands beside you only during times of victory; a true ally is the one who remains with you during the darkest moments, when the world chooses to forget. History will show that the sacrifices of allies do not lose their value with time — but abandoning those who stood with you leaves a mark that will never be erased from the pages of history.
Please don’t repeat the misleading talking point about 700,000 Albertans wanting a referendum when, 400,000 of that number didn’t want one and the other 300,000 number is also an unverified number provided by pro-separatist groups. The forever Canada petition was verified with over 400,000 signatures who signed the petition to send the message to the smith government that we didn’t want a referendum. The 300,000 numbers was “verified” to be about 200,000. That verification was done by a small sample size and cannot be trusted due to the voter registration list being released by pro-separatists groups and no investigation was done to protect Albertans data. Therefore the separatist petition is quite questionable to who really signed vs who’s information was used without consent.
Geezer - as a Brit in Sweden who went through Brexit with his German wife - I would urge Canadians to look at the people who promoted our disastrous exit from the EU. The separatists seem to be driven by the same backroom boys who have left my home country in tatters.
There is no upside to their desire to separate from a union of states from the evidence I have seen.
We got here through exactly the route you describe - complacent voters - when the turnout is low the zealots can have a disproportionate impact - as in Brexit.
Good luck in your fight to rid Canada of this scourge.
Thanks, Arctic Fox.
I appreciate hearing from someone who lived through it rather than just reading about it.
Brexit is a reminder that once an idea moves from the fringe to the ballot box, the consequences become very real.
Whatever side people take, it's far easier to vote for separation than it is to live with it afterward.
Your point about complacency is one Canadians should take seriously.
Democracies don't just reflect the loudest voices... they often reflect the people who bothered to show up.
Thanks for sharing your perspective.
It's a valuable contribution to the discussion.
Not really a political fight, it’s an attack.
Projext 2025 and the Russian friendly potus revised the NS strategy and they are very specific about taking over broader territory.
I understand why many people see it that way, Josee.
There's no question the rhetoric coming from Washington has changed how Canadians think about our security and sovereignty.
My point in the article was that whatever label we use... political fight, pressure campaign, or something more aggressive... the result is the same
Canadians are taking our independence far more seriously than we did a few years ago.
That's a shift with long-term consequences.
Thanks for your posts and engaging.
My ask is that you narrow your vocabulary to the root cause of the newer rhetoric, coming from our neighbours. Essentially use this new age tech to do what Germans couldn’t do 100 years ago.
Three things occurred to me as I was reading along. 1) USAers are very defensive about their country. I've been told more than once to stay out of their politics and keep my opinions to myself. Told by people I knew, who were once friends. 2) USAers are totally brainwashed into believing that their constitution was so carefully crafted that the nation is self correcting and incapable of failure. 3) USAers have such reverence for the position of President that they will overlook errors made as inconsequential. Daddy can do no wrong in the big picture, just little slips along the way. They have consumed the Universal USA Kool Aid. Remember Jim Jones.
Thanks, Jim.
I think every country has its own myths about itself, and Canada certainly isn't immune.
The danger comes when patriotism turns into the belief that questioning leaders or institutions is somehow disloyal.
Healthy democracies depend on citizens asking hard questions... of every government, every party, and every leader.
That's how countries correct course before problems become crises.
I still believe most Americans want the same things Canadians do... security, opportunity, and a better future.
It's the politics that divide us, not the people.
My experience has been that the divide has infected many of the people. I find lots of MAGA expats who have moved to Mexico to escape the woke USAers. Soon they notice that the Mexicans are fairly woke as well, and the MAGA folk form their own enclaves. It's easy to spot them; they speak no Spanish and treat the citizens as second class. Most Mexicans, being well mannered, just nod, smile and walk away. As an aside, I recently read that using the word awakened, in the Buddhist sense, might be more appropriate! I like that.
Good comments, Jim. One can be patriotic to one’s country. Happily, we Canadians aren’t deluded by exceptionalism as our friends are. As to the supremacy of their constitution, I read that many countries in efforts to democratize further refer to our Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. As imperfect as our nation is, I am most thankful!
Well said, Scott.
Patriotism doesn't require believing your country is perfect...it requires caring enough to keep improving it.
That's one of the strengths of Canada.
We argue, we debate, and we adapt.
Our Charter and democratic institutions aren't flawless, but they've given us a solid foundation.
The goal isn't to prove Canada is better than everyone else... it's to make sure we never stop trying to be better than we were yesterday.
Disagree with you on this one, Fred. It's way more complicated than a neighbourhood spat.
Intelligent Canadians have now been speaking up about something we have known for all our lives regarding our relationship with USA.
For many reasons over the last twenty months, beginning with the RE-ELECTION, as in TWICE!, of the Orange Monster, Canadians have been shown how disrespected we really are by our neighbours to the south, and it seems we are only important when we affects their "pocketbooks", if they think of us at all!
You cannot separate culture or a society from its politics and you cannot legitimately cherry-pick the sweet from the sour when it's all being dumped on your head! 🍒
David Cochrane, on CBC's "Power and Politics" accurately and profoundly expressed the real issue over 18 months ago:
"America is not the way it is because of Trump. Trump is the way he is because of America."
Smart people don't jump into a tank of fish saying, "Oh, it'll be Okay. Only 19.7% of them are sharks " 🦈
❤️🇨🇦
Thanks, Cath.
I always appreciate you pushing back because it sharpens the discussion.
I don't disagree that politics grows out of culture, or that the last twenty months have forced Canadians to rethink a lot of long-held assumptions.
Where I draw the line is in treating 340 million Americans as one political bloc.
There are millions who are as alarmed by what's happening as we are.
Your David Cochrane quote is a powerful one, and it speaks to a deeper reality about the forces that produced Trump.
My point was narrower... our frustration should stay focused on the political choices and institutions that created this moment, rather than assuming every American shares them.
Canada needs to stay clear-eyed, protect its own interests, and stop assuming things will simply go back to the way they were.
On that, I think we're very much on the same page.
David Cochrane was very accurate in saying that, "America is not the way it is because of Trump. Trump is the way he is because of America".
It's a quote that has certainly stood the test of time, Carol-Ann.
Trump didn't create every division or grievance... he tapped into ones that were already there.
That's why simply changing one leader won't automatically solve the deeper issues.
The lesson for Canada is to pay attention without assuming we're somehow immune.
Democracies stay healthy only when citizens stay engaged.
Um…. I kinda dont trust Americans any more. I mean, yes, you re right the politics started it off and of course there are many wonderful Americans who share most of our values and are outraged on our behalf. But every time I look at the support for maga and their voting preferences, there s not an overwhelming agreement that things have gone off the rails. I still keep reading and hearing lines that believe we can change the smoke( never mind the pollution from there we live with, especialy in the East, or armpit, of the continent where pollution drifts up and concentrates.
While I get that we need to remember it s not all the Americans all the time, we also need to remind them they THEY have to stand up and change things. we can t do it for them. And their continued ignorance about us is putting us in grave danger and has to change.
Most of my long life I ve been back and forth across the border like it was the next cocunty. That will neve rhappen again.
I understand where you're coming from, Bev.
I think a lot of Canadians have gone through that same emotional shift over the past couple of years.
You're also right that Canadians can't fix America's problems.
Only Americans can decide what kind of country they want to be.
Where I try to be careful is separating disappointment from permanence.
Governments change, societies evolve, and millions of Americans are fighting the same battles from inside their own country.
That said, I completely agree with you on one point...
Canada has to plan as though our future depends on us, not on the hope that America will return to what it once was.
That's the lesson I don't think we can afford to forget.
TRUMP HAS ALREADY LOST HIS TARIFF WAR!
China signed the world’s largest free-trade agreement with Japan and 14 other Asian nations. Canada and Mexico are organizing similar agreements with Europe and South America.
The Supreme Court upheld the Constitution and definitively ruled: TARIFFS ARE TAXES.
Everyone with a triple-digit I. Q. knows that consumers of commodities pay tariffs, not the manufacturer or the government in the country of origin. Every business in every country in the world knows this. But Donald Trump and Fascist Republicans continue to lie about it.
Not only does Trump lack the legal authority to impose tariffs, he lacks the economic education, the diplomatic experience, the personal discipline, the honest reputation, and—most importantly—the intellectual acuity to negotiate with Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, or Mark Carney of Canada, or Xi Jinping of China.
In full agreement with Ronald Reagan’s tariff views, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mark Carney, and Xi Jinping laugh at Trump’s “on again/off again” TACO Tariffs.
Xi Jinping has positioned China to assume economic leadership of the world when the United States becomes Trump’s seventh bankruptcy.
Thanks, Donovan.
There's no question the tariff strategy has encouraged many countries to deepen trade relationships with partners outside the U.S., and Canada has been part of that shift.
One point I'd add is that tariffs can have complex effects depending on how they're structured, but consumers and businesses often end up bearing much of the added cost.
That's one reason economists across the political spectrum have long debated their effectiveness.
For Canada, the bigger lesson is straightforward...
Diversify our trade, strengthen our own economy, and avoid becoming overly dependent on any single partner again.
That's a strategy that makes sense regardless of who's in the White House.
I'd just like to say that the petition last summer for Alberta staying in Canada did not ask for a referendum. The Alberta separatists are on the referendum because of the Smith Government promoting the separatists agenda. IMO
That's an important distinction, Sandi.
You're right... the petition supporting Alberta remaining in Canada wasn't a call for a separation referendum.
The referendum issue has gained momentum through the current provincial government's changes and the pressure coming from separatist groups.
It's a good reminder that we need to separate the facts from the politics, especially on an issue this important.
Thanks for adding that clarification.
"20% of Canadians think Trump is doing a good job" (paraphrased). That high?? I might have bought that statistic 1.5 years ago. I can't fathom why that many Canadians would think that now.
I guess having said that, maybe it depends upon what is meant by "good job": Some of his policies may align with some Canadian concerns, and someone might do the "put up with things I don't agree with, because of the 1-2 things I do agree with."
Or the Canadian might attend a (often evangelical) church that reinforces themes that produce Christian Nationalists combined with borderless social media postings espousing certain themes -- and so that Canadian then sees that it makes sense that the entire continent/hemisphere becomes one big united country under God.
So reflecting on last summer, with Sean Feucht's attempts at missionary/worship concerts across Canada -- the one where cities were cancelling his permits, etc. (but there was some backlash from people who wanted to attend) -- and well, I just said it: There WERE (are?) people in Canada who wanted to attend.
In parallel to what you are saying, Fred, several Americans have posted "Don't worry - when we take back Congress (in the midterms) and the Presidency (in 2028), all will be good again", I've pointed out to them that "no, if you are thinking that will solve everything, no, it most certainly won't. That's the wishful thinking that existed during the Biden election of 2020. And we saw that the problem did not go away - it seethed in plain sight, with many politicians and influencers (usually Republican) doing everything they could to hamstring Biden's efforts, and setting the stage for Trump 2.0. So bottom line, there are at least TWO very opposite definitions of 'the American Dream' and what it means to be an 'American'. And until all of you in USA go into group relationship therapy and talk/work it all out, things definitely will NOT be going back to where it was. Once all of you get on the same page (more or less), then you can talk about how you deal with the rest of the world."
And to Fred's point, 'guess we Canucks likely need to have similar discussions here.
To the standard Alberta grievances (which probably need most of those types of talking), a lot of it doesn't quite get through to me:
- "decisions are made elsewhere" (Ottawa). Okay, but if they do become 'independent', that will STILL happen -- except the decisions will be Washington DC or Houston TX or some such (and I would contend that's always been the case anyway, which likely is the root-cause of the conflict). Don't they see this?? Metaphorically, in the oil sector, ALL of their employers are American companies, with a bias towards ensuring the USA gets the best deal. Can't they see THAT, too?
- "Elsewhere doesn't understand the province." That's likely quite true, and ROC (Rest Of Canada) should have those conversations with them. But the corollary is also true: I don't think Alberta understands the rest of the country, either! It is a two-way street.
- Regs, equalization, etc., etc. - some of this goes back to previous point, but these are things that can be discussed. And maybe some misunderstanding cleared up -- a citizen in Alberta doesn't pay any extra taxes (as equalization) than someone making the same amount of income elsewhere in Canada. And Alberta's hero, Harper, is the one who set the equalization payment formula that currently exists! So maybe everyone needs to have some discussions as to how the system should/could be improved.
(and AB should also think down the road -- when they run out of oil in 50-100 years (depending how much we sell to other countries beyond current levels), do they want an "equalization" model that would help them out, like before the oil boom?)
I went on here more than intended, but just to reinforce Fred's message that some strong public discussions, if not private ones too, likely need to happen here -- and making sure that just the "strong voices" are not the only ones grabbing the mic -- or we do end up, as Arctic Fox pointed out, back to a "Brexit"-like discussion, that essentially has ruined the UK ever since (in spite of Carney's warning at the time).
Grant, this is an outstanding comment.
Thanks for taking the time to think it through instead of just reacting.
I think you've put your finger on the real issue... elections don't magically resolve deep cultural and political divides.
They reveal them.
Whether it's the U.S. or Canada, rebuilding trust takes much longer than winning one vote.
Your point about Alberta also resonated with me.
Every region has legitimate concerns, but understanding has to run both ways.
The rest of Canada needs to listen more carefully, and Alberta needs to recognize that compromise is part of living in a federation.
And your Brexit comparison circles back to the heart of the article.
Big constitutional decisions shouldn't be driven by anger or slogans.
Once those doors open, it's far easier to start the process than it is to live with the consequences.
Thanks for adding so much substance to the discussion.
This is exactly the kind of conversation I hoped the article would generate.
Oh Canada…💔❤️🩹
Fred, you produced an interesting analysis, I largely agree. Focusing at our house on Project 2025 and it's undermining of democracy. Rewriting of American history is terrifying
Thanks, Audrey.
I think that's one of the reasons Project 2025 has attracted so much attention.
Whatever people's political views, proposals that affect democratic institutions, education, or how history is taught deserve careful scrutiny and open debate.
One thing I've learned through all of this is that democracies don't change overnight... they change one decision at a time.
That's why paying attention matters.
Thanks for adding your perspective.
I believe that the Seperatists in Alberta have been helped, trained, aided and financed by the USA. This has been a play they have used over and an over since the 1950’s to divide countries and make them ripe for invasion and annexation.
Canada is currently being attacked from multiple directions by a foreign country, and that is the USA!
I understand why many Canadians are asking those questions, Alexis.
If there is foreign interference... whether from the U.S. or any other country... it deserves to be investigated thoroughly and dealt with transparently.
Where I try to be careful is distinguishing between what we know, what has been reported, and what still needs evidence.
Regardless of outside influence, Canadians are ultimately responsible for the choices we make here at home.
That's why staying informed and engaged matters so much.
Completely agree with you about voter choices. At least we have a well,educated and fairly competant electorate for the most part. And the Cons both federally and provincially seem determined to chase way as many voters as possible these days.
I DISAGREE .. THIS SAYS IT ALL .. THIS WAS ON SUBSTACK FROM AN AFGHANISTAN WHO FOUGHT WITH THE U.S. IT IS NOT ABOUT POLICY, IT IS ABOUT BEYRAYAL. THESE WORDS APPLY TO CANADA AS WELL. WE MUST NEVER FORGET. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
"A True ally is not the one who stands beside you only during times of victory; a true ally is the one who remains with you during the darkest moments, when the world chooses to forget. History will show that the sacrifices of allies do not lose their value with time — but abandoning those who stood with you leaves a mark that will never be erased from the pages of history.
God help us if the rest of Canada starts imitating US govt, engaging in grievance
politics, culture wars and divisive policies like Danielle Smith is doing in Alberta! 🇨🇦
Please don’t repeat the misleading talking point about 700,000 Albertans wanting a referendum when, 400,000 of that number didn’t want one and the other 300,000 number is also an unverified number provided by pro-separatist groups. The forever Canada petition was verified with over 400,000 signatures who signed the petition to send the message to the smith government that we didn’t want a referendum. The 300,000 numbers was “verified” to be about 200,000. That verification was done by a small sample size and cannot be trusted due to the voter registration list being released by pro-separatists groups and no investigation was done to protect Albertans data. Therefore the separatist petition is quite questionable to who really signed vs who’s information was used without consent.