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Trump edition: The Canadians fighting back against annexation

2025/3/21
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This chapter explores Canadian sentiments towards Trump's intentions to annex Canada, showcasing widespread anger and fear among Canadians.
  • Canadians express a mix of fury, anger, and fear towards Trump's annexation plans.
  • Only a small minority in Canada support annexation; the majority strongly oppose it.
  • Trump's rhetoric likens Canada to an adversary, similar to his views on Ukraine.

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Canadians are angry, very angry. US president Donald Trump is not backing down from his annexation plans - and this week he even called the country "nasty".

On last week's episode, we looked at a small minority of Canadian separatists who said they would welcome Trump's plan to turn Canada into the 51st state. It caused quite a stir among our Canadian listeners. So on today's episode, we go back to Canada and look at the majority's view on Trump's expansionist plans and how the current crisis is affecting politics there in unusual ways ahead of new Prime Minister Mark Carney calling a snap election expected in April.

We hear first-hand from some of our Canadian listeners and Roland Oliphant is joined by Mark MacKinnon, senior international correspondent at Canadian broadsheet, The Globe and Mail.

Read:

'We want to live in America’s 51st state: The Canadians pledging their loyalty to Trump' by Memphis Barker:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/03/15/the-canadians-who-want-trump-to-turn-canada-into-51st-state/

Listen:

Trump Edition: Annexing Canada, negotiating with Russia and containing China

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trump-edition-annexing-canada-negotiating-with-russia/id1712903296?i=1000699135822

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