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U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025.Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

July 7, 2025

HALIFAX—Everyone knows, or ought to know by now, that United States President Donald Trump wants to be king. But do Canadians want to be his subjects?

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