There’s nothing funny about Canada’s political predicament with Trump’s America

The nation that was once this country’s best friend and closest ally has become its biggest potential threat. Hyperbole? Not at all. Neither Russia nor China have threatened to annex Canada. Only predatory U.S. President Donald Trump has.

U.S. President Donald Trump is a political aberration that will pass. When that happens, America will return to its senses, and the grand, deep, and mutually beneficial friendship between Canada and the U.S. will come back. Until then, the course is clear. Stand up to the bully who temporarily occupies the bully pulpit, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the White House/official photographer Daniel Torok

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

August 3, 2026

HALIFAX—Call it diplomacy by humour.

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