They act like deserters in the fight to preserve Canada’s sovereignty.
Over and over again, the pattern repeats.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatens tariffs on Canada, and a portion of the Canadian pundit class sides with him against their nation.
They ascribe a level of wisdom and sense to Trump’s statements that does not exist, and direct their anger towards the Canadian government, and often, the Canadian People.
And then, Donald Trump humiliates them by saying something extreme that reminds the vast majority of Canadians why they are so opposed to him.
This latest round was Trump’s threat to terminate trade talks with Canada over the Digital Services Tax. The tax was passed quite a while ago, and is not a ‘new’ concern, but it’s Trump’s latest attempt to scramble things and cause chaos from which he can benefit.
We saw this with fentanyl, other border issues, supply management, and military spending. There is always a new demand, and always a new threat. Once Trump gets what he wants in one area, that doesn’t generate goodwill; it instead generates new demands.
And of course, there is the ultimate demand, one Canada will never – and must never – satisfy:
Annexation.
Trump has contempt for Canadian sovereignty and believes Canada should be part of the United States. He repeated it in a recent interview with Maria Bartiromo:
Remember, Trump bragged about how great the CUSMA was, only to change his mind and start talking about annexing Canada.
His demands change constantly, and a signed agreement means nothing if his mood changes.
Yet, his Canadian defenders don’t seem to get it.
Every time they defend him, they only distance themselves from the vast majority of Canadians by demonstrating allegiance to someone who doesn’t think Canada should even exist as a sovereign country. They defend one set of demands, only for those demands to change and for his rhetoric against Canada to again alienate nearly the entire country.
And then, they whine about struggling to achieve political success, as if they think they should be able to take the 20% side of an 80-20 issue (80% of Canadians opposed to Trump), and not face any political consequences.
Ultimately, those in Canada who continue to side with Trump amid his repeated questioning of our sovereignty are deserters in the battle for Canada’s status as a free and independent nation.
Spencer Fernando
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