Trump’s threats could make us stronger and prouder, if we’re ready to try

The big question will be how much pain we are ready to endure before acceding to Trump's demands, and how much we are prepared to do to build a new economy.

The Trudeau government had quickly adapted to Trumpism, declaring that Canada was fully in line on the U.S. president-elect's China policy, and agreeing that Mexico posed a threat because of its Chinese investment, writes David Crane.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

January 13, 2025

TORONTO—Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s ugly threats to use “economic force” to undermine Canadian sovereignty and prosperity, dismissing us as simply the 51st American state, should not be taken lightly. He is dead serious in threatening harsh economic warfa...

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