Requiem for Canada? Regional tensions, changing demographics may fuel Trump’s annexation hopes

Requiem for Canada? Regional tensions, changing demographics may fuel Trump's annexation hopes

By James Magnus-Johnston, McGill University

Donald Trump's repeated taunts about Canada becoming the 51st American state carry more weight than his usual rhetorical grenades, causing chaos among Canada's political leaders.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has even paid a visit to Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida alongside media personalities Kevin O'Leary and Jordan Peterson, prompting a rebuke from her Ontario counterpart, Doug Ford.

In fact, behind the United States president-elect's bullying lies a barely hidden fault line: Canada's survival faces challenges not only from ...