This Is What American Fascism Looks Like | The Walrus

"F or nearly a year, Canadians have been discussing the danger posed by the United States. The anxiety shows up everywhere-online forums, polling questions, and in the unusually blunt asides from officials. This is good. We need to get in the habit of having hard conversations about who threatens us, the extent of that threat, and what we can and must do if we are to survive as an independent country."

"To his credit, Prime Minister Mark Carney has talked openly about some aspects of the changing face of global politics. As the world now knows, he articulately described a "rupture" in world affairs at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, earlier this year. In that same speech, he laid out a vision of flexible co-operation among middle powers in the world who are still interested in a rule-governed global order."

"It is a good start, but more frank language is needed. Prime Minister Carney did not name the source of the rupture directly. For all the talk of "elbows up," the federal government continues to avoid openly labelling US administration overreach as imperialist or authoritarian, even when it threatens Canadian sovereignty and democracy. On many issues, Canada has implicitly or explicitly agreed with the US, often in the face of all evidence."

Canadians increasingly perceive the United States as a growing danger, expressed in public anxiety and blunt official remarks. The nation requires candid conversations about who threatens it, the severity of those threats, and measures needed to preserve independence. Prime Minister Mark Carney described a global "rupture" and proposed flexible cooperation among middle powers committed to a rule-governed order. Federal rhetoric remains restrained, avoiding explicit labels for American overreach even when sovereignty and democracy appear threatened. Canada often aligns with U.S. positions despite contrary evidence, spends heavily on contested cross-border enforcement, and raises military spending under allied pressure.

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