"Canada has been under a constant barrage of lies since nearly the very start of President Donald Trump's second term when he started floating the psy-op of Canada becoming the fifty-first state. The trade war was concocted on the demonstrably false notion that Canada was a major source of illegal fentanyl and illegal aliens in the United States."
"Being surrounded by three oceans and sharing the continent with our big brother, the global hegemon, was mostly great while the familial relationship lasted. But our continued existence as a liberal democracy in North America is by no means guaranteed."
"Most recently, this hybrid form of trade and information war hit a high-water mark with a threat of increasing the tariff rate to 100 percent on all Canadian goods entering the US if Canada 'makes a deal with China.'"
Canada's geographic advantages and continental proximity to the United States once ensured stability, but this security is no longer guaranteed. The country faces a coordinated hybrid war combining trade tariffs, disinformation campaigns, and political intimidation from the Trump administration. False claims about Canadian sources of fentanyl and illegal immigration justified broad tariffs on Canadian goods. Recent escalations include threats of 100 percent tariffs if Canada engages with China, alongside dismissive rhetoric toward Canadian leadership. National security officials view this conflict as temporary, but Canada's long-term survival depends on reducing its strategic dependence on Washington and developing genuine self-reliance.
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