The choice of our next prime minister really matters

It will take a strong will to defend our interests, particularly since there may be strong pressure here at home to cave in to U.S. demands. Which prospective prime minister should we trust the most to resist this pressure?

An illustration of U.S. President Donald Trump. It is hard to think of a time when the quality of Canadian leadership mattered so much. We face four years of formidable pressure to become a vassal state with severely limited capacity to act in our own interest, writes David Crane.Illustration courtesy of Pixabay/Gabriel Douglas

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

January 27, 2025

TORONTO—With the Trump administration’s assault on Canada expected to escalate, our most urgent need in the coming months will be strong, strategic leadership capable of uniting the country, standing firm against American demands that would make us a vassal state, and ch...

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