What Will Canadian Sovereignty Look Like After April 28th?

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What Will Canadian Sovereignty Look Like After April 28th?

By Jim Harding - April

Canadian nationalism has surged in response to Trump’s predatory politics. This will be a major influence in the federal election.

But how?

Will this bring a historic shift in Canada’s identity? Will we finally, unapologetically, affirm a healthy federation to tackle our challenges? Or will “buy Canadian” slip back into the hodge-podge of divisive, partisan, regional politics?

Most of us see through Trump’s lies. We are disturbed by his subtext of violence. We see his justifications for emergency tariff powers (e.g.fentanyl, trade deficit) as pure sham.

But we shouldn’t be righteous; a year ago most Canadians, in our increasingly balkanized country, passively accepted our ongoing integration with the U.S. We’ve had our own form of colonial mentality.

And we’ve also been susceptible to our own “big lies. . . . . "

VERSION published April 16, 2025 here: [ https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/colu ... real-issue ]