Summary
Donald Trump’s return to office and his aggressive trade policies have dramatically reshaped Canadian politics.
His 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, combined with disparaging comments about Canada’s sovereignty, have sparked widespread anti-Trump sentiment.
Formerly struggling, the Liberal Party has seen a surge in support, nearly erasing a 20-point Conservative lead.
Newly appointed Prime Minister Mark Carney, a financial expert with no prior elected experience, now faces the challenge of responding to Trump’s actions. Meanwhile, Canada has retaliated with tariffs, boycotts, and diplomatic resistance, escalating tensions between the two nations.
And now, I fear, and feel, meetings akin to this one have convened, their seeds carefully germinated and cultivated in tilled social soil, the saplings beginning to bare their first blossoms to be pollinated by ever more inciteful rhetoric, and their thin-skinned, caustically-juiced fruits of actionable vitriol ready for harvest upon the onset of the next seasonal upset.