Interesting image above of a lively looking Mark Carney, and Donald Trump on the verge of falling asleep
That US and Canada have been best friends forever it seemed. I remember when I was a kid, Canadians had a bit of a jealousy complex, over the US. They were what we wanted to be. This was the time of Kennedy and Pearson, and later on Ronald Reagan and Brian Mulrooney singing Irish eyes together.
Things have changed, dramatically in the last 15 or so months. We here in Canada are seeking and making trade agreements with many other countries so that we could be less dependent on US trade. Trump has consistently threatened us, saying that we should be the 51st state. Depending on what happens here in Alberta on the referendum, a portion of Canada could end up being a 51st state
It’s not that we dislike America, because I’m sure most of us have American friends. But we do not like how America’s being run, and the direction it is taking under the current Republican president house and Senate, especially the Republican president, that being Donald Trump
Many years ago, I was at a health conference in Winnipeg. The keynote speaker was Rex Murphy. He was talking about our universal healthcare system. He pointed out how our system reflected our Canadian mentality of ‘ having your back’. The US, under Trump, seems to idolize individuality over community.
One day, Canada and US will probably have a better relationship than what it is currently now. But it will never, ever, be like it was before.
That’s all I have for today.