Canada

Water sharing between Canada and the United States has long been a contentious issue.

In 2005, former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed warned against sharing Canada’s water supply with the United States, suggesting Alberta’s most important resource was water, not oil and gas.

“We should communicate to the United States very quickly how firm we are about it,” Lougheed said.

As President Trump looks north and repeatedly presses his case to absorb Canada as the “51st state,” politically minded Democrats who are otherwise outraged by almost everything else about his agenda find themselves contemplating a potential electoral boon should it ever happen.

Few in Washington take the prospect all that seriously, of course. Canada has made clear that it has no interest in joining the United States, and Mr. Trump seems unlikely to send in the 82nd Airborne Division to force the matter. But if the idea appeals to Mr. Trump’s grandiose sense of himself as an empire-building historic figure, it could also undercut his own party’s prospects.

We are a stereotype in the NYT’s world view.

Steve Bannon calls the constant barrage of statements, pronouncements on policy and executive orders coming from the White House “days of thunder.” Donald Trump’s former chief strategist from the first administration no longer works for his old boss, but he’s definitely a key part of the MAGA movement.

In recent weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for Canada to become America’s 51st state.

The proposition, understandably controversial and borderline farcical, has been overwhelmingly rejected by the vast majority of Canadians—with one exception: younger Canadians. That includes Gen Z Canadians and younger Millennials.

Canadian governor (excuse me, Prime Minister) Justin Trudeau clearly had no one looking out for him before he sent out a post on X.

Last night, Trudeau was in attendance at the Bell Centre in Montreal for the Four Nations Faceoff matchup between the United States and Canada. The game that many players on both sides called “the biggest game of their careers” lived up to the billing, as it was chock-full of emotion from the start. Three Americans – Matthew and Brady Tkachuck and J.T. Miller – each fought a Canadian in separate fights before the game was 10 seconds old.

Greatest 9 seconds in hockey history pic.twitter.com/isy3o4MKVH

— World Hockey Report (@worldhockeyrpt) February 16, 2025

H/T DS

Canadian business owners have been increasingly eyeing relocation or expansion to the US, with the recent trade war being just one of many factors.

President Donald Trump has put Canada on notice for a 25% tariff imposed on all goods coming into the US from its northern neighbour, citing a weak and “porous” border that has allowed a continuous stream of drug trafficking and illegal immigration for far too long.

Canadians have been booing the US anthem for weeks over Trump’s proposed tariffs. But it’s no wonder that tensions boiled over when the US finally met Canada on the ice

As usual, Canadians approached the latest international hockey tournament, the 4 Nations Face-Off, with worry. Despite top-tier talent and historic winning pedigree, the feeling that Canada could be off its game is a perennial concern. But in 2025, it is particularly profound – mostly because of the Americans.

Since the last time Canada played the US at an elite tournament in 2016, Canadians have watched the American program grow stronger and deeper, while Canada’s own has lost focus. Among the most pressing going concerns has been goaltending. Canada – or Québec more accurately – produced dominant goalies in excess for decades. No longer. They’re all Americans now.

NEW: Team USA demolishes Team Canada 3-1 and records 3 fights in the first 9 seconds after Canada booed the American National Anthem before the game. pic.twitter.com/tRisE5RzYS

— DAILY INFO (@Robinsonjean0) February 16, 2025