Stopping Trump will require nations to stand together |
Whatever “elbows up” was supposed to mean, it apparently doesn’t mean Canada can be counted on to protest even slightly when U.S. President Donald Trump commits acts of naked imperialism.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s endorsement of Trump’s kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro appears to signal that, while we object to Trump imposing tariffs on Canada, we’re OK with the U.S. president unleashing a torrent of bombs, killing dozens of people and seizing the Venezuelan leader and his wife — all in the cause of taking control of the country’s massive oil reserves.
New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg characterized Trump’s action as “imperialistic gangsterism,” but our prime minister described it as “welcome news.”
Former Canadian foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy insisted that Canada needs to speak out: “If we simply allow Trump and his crowd to think that they can get away to do whatever they want … then we are vulnerable.”
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