I have not written for quite a while. I have been busy in my personal life. But this issue of trade war has forced me to get up and write again. As it goes, if you don’t speak up against a tyranny or an issue that is so close to us as Canadians, you or we may be a part of the problem.
I wrote in 2024 about a number of countries including India and US having elections and many of these countries, a question was if there will be fair and free elections representing the will of people. As we have seen, the elections have been largely fair. However, the results may not have been what we had expected or liked.
For US, winning of President Trump, we all knew, will cause disorder not only for the world but for the US and its closest neighbour, ally and friend Canada. I must give credit to Mr. Trump. He has done and he is doing exactly what he said he will do. But that does not mean he is right. Yes, majority of Americans voted for him. But that does not mean he will do everything that is right for Americans. This trade war with its closest neighbours and the best friends is a big mistake and the history will be the witness.
For us as Canadians, we have always stood by US. In the past and in recent history, world war two, in Afghanistan, Canadians fought and died alongside Americans. Nine eleven happened on American soil, not on Canadian soil. But we were there for our American neighbours, our closest American friends. We took care of thousands of stranded American passengers when the North American air space shut down on the day of nine eleven. Every challenge like nine eleven, hurricane Katrina, and recent California fires, Canadians have always volunteered to help out our American friends. And for President Trump to ignore all that and ignore our history as allies, neighbours, friends, trading partners for centuries, it is simply a betrayal of this very special relationship. Let’s not forget, as our Prime Minister said, this trade war is as bad for American workers and American families, as it is for Canadians.
As Canadians, we will always stand up for what is right. We will always stand up for Canada. As Prime Minister Trudeau said, there are many things we can do to support our Canadian businesses, Canadian workers and Canadian farmers. Buy Canadian. Our family will be drinking Canadian apple cider instead of Florida orange juice. There is not a thing in our house like many of your houses that you or we need to buy that is from US. No trips to the US, period. As a family we have decided that there will be zero products coming to our house that is produced or manufactured in US. We love our American neighbours and friends. We believe in a respectable and special relationship between Canada and US. This is not against American people. But we must stand for Canada. Our team Canada approach and response to these bullying tactics is just right and we as Canadians stand behind our premiers and our Prime Minister. We are strong as united Canadians. Let’s do our part. We love Canada and Canada is worth fighting for. We are Canadians. We are strong and free!!