Trump has singled out us Canadians for special treatment in his tariff war – there is no choice but to get nasty | Matt Gurney

The White House fails to understand that Mark Carney and Canada’s regional leaders can’t cave in to the US president: it’s too toxic to voters• Matt Gurney is a journalist based in TorontoThough many hate to admit it, Canadians have long wished for more attention from the US. Well, we’re getting it now.
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The White House fails to understand that Mark Carney and Canada’s regional leaders can’t cave in to the US president: it’s too toxic to voters• Matt Gurney is a journalist based in TorontoThough many hate to admit it, Canadians have long wished for more attention from the US. Well, we’re getting it now. And it turns out that President Trump and some of his top supporters in the Maga movement don’t much like us.The first big hint was when he started talking about annexing us, saying we couldn’t survive without American support. But the most recent example of Trump’s dislike for Canada can be seen in his latest tariff policies.
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- The White House fails to understand that Mark Carney and Canada’s regional leaders can’t cave in to the US president: it’s too toxic to voters• Matt Gurney is a journalist based in TorontoThough many hate to admit it, Canadians have long wished for more attention from the US. Well, we’re getting it now.
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Trump has singled out us Canadians for special treatment in his tariff war – there is no choice but to get nasty | Matt Gurney
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