Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands during a bilateral meeting in her office at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Sept. 16, 2026.
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Canada has spent the last century defending European democracies. Now it’s asking them to return the favour.
A protest over Donald Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming the 51st state. But history shows there have been times when some Canadians wanted to join the US.
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Donald Trump might want Canada as a 51st state, but in times past some Canadians wanted to be part of the US.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, wearing a ‘Canada Is Not For Sale’ hat, speaks as he arrives for a first ministers meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025.
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Canada’s survival faces challenges not only from the U.S., but from within: fraying internal alliances and elite detachment from economic and demographic realities.
