Amid Donald Trump's threats of tariffs and claims that Canada should become the 51st US state, Canadian politicians are tapping into a growing wave of nationalist sentiment. This reaction includes calls to boycott American products and reassess trade reliance. As anxiety and defiance rise within the Canadian public, leaders across the political spectrum promise to protect Canada’s economic interests and sovereignty. This moment represents a significant shift in Canada-US relations, as many citizens feel they didn’t provoke the tension but must now respond.
I think Canada would be much better off being a 51st state, the US president repeated in a Fox News interview that aired over the weekend.
Calls to boycott American products and halt trips to the US are gaining steam, alongside a nationalistic push to rethink Canada's longstanding reliance on cross-border trade.
The mood in Canada right now is one of anxiety and apprehension on one hand, and defiance and anger on the other, Kurl explained.
The leaders of major Canadian political parties...have used harsher-than-usual rhetoric against their country's top international ally, promising to defend Canada's economic interests and sovereignty.
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