Wednesday, October 08, 2025
Oh, Canada....
President Trump seems to have cooled it with his demands that Canada accede to becoming the "51st State," much as he seems to have forgotten about Greenland. Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the White House yesterday, and it seemed to go pretty well.
Still, the relationship has changed and in the long run this will be to the detriment of the US. By all accounts, in the face of high tariffs and other obstacles Canada is seeking out (and finding) new trade relationships with more stable nations. Canadians as a whole are visiting the US much less, and this has become a real factor in places like Las Vegas, which has long relied on Canadian tourism.
As the press focuses on the latest inflammatory remark or created crisis, these larger stories are lost. But in truth the cost of the manufactured drama of late will only become apparent as years pass.
