‘We Are Now Being Extorted’

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‘We Are Now Being Extorted’

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It’s time for Canada to push back hard against Trump. Here’s how.

Crawford Kilian - February 5, 2025 - The Tyee - Crawford Kilian is a contributing editor of The Tyee.

EXCERPT: "With the return of Donald Trump, Canada is rapidly learning the wisdom of Henry John Temple, third Viscount Palmerston, best known as Lord Palmerston. He was a long-serving British politician who was the foreign secretary and was eventually elected prime minister. He died in office.

After threatening 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and then extracting promises from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Trump granted both countries a one-month reprieve.

That will give him plenty of time to dream up more demands, because he isn’t interested in fentanyl or illegal immigrants — he’s interested in showing off his power.

And the show isn’t just for us and Mexico. Trump is following an old Chinese proverb, “Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys,” the monkeys in this case being other U.S. allies and trading partners.

Trudeau, in the best speech of his career, stood up for Canada and spoke to Americans as a friend, explaining what Trump had brought down upon us all. Then, on Monday, he seemed to cave by agreeing to stricter border controls. . . . . "

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What the Right Kind of Nationalism Sounds Like.

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Justin Trudeau gives an international lesson in leadership.

James Fallows - February 02, 2025

EXCERPT: "I give you the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. After more than nine years in office, Trudeau is on the downslope of popularity and has announced his upcoming resignation. But during a short live-TV presentation last night, he became this hemisphere’s spokesman for common sense, common purpose, and the right kind of steely, principled nationalism. Let’s look briefly at his speech. . . . ."