I’ve been finding it increasingly difficult to write something new on the worsening US/Canada divide because I hate being negative all the time, yet finding something more positive to say is like the proverbial grasping at straws. So check out this hopeful post by Heather Delaney Reese.
In his recent article “We must not underestimate the peril for democracy,” Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf has issued a stark warning about the global state of democracy. International monitoring groups still rank Canada among the world’s strongest democracies, yet Canada’s sovereignty, public institutions, and civic culture require vigilance and active defence.
The globally de-stabilizing, illegal attack on Iran by Trump’s USA and Netanyahu’s Israel may have one positive benefit. It may take other countries openly coveted by Trump off his immediate radar screen. Yet when Canada’s very existence is at stake, all of us need to make it a priority to stand unified against external threats—and internal threats fueled by external actors. Period.
From my perspective, one of the most disturbing aspects of the February 28, 2026 bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab, southern Iran, has been the limited attention it received in Canadian and much of the American media. If the attack is not understood as part of a formal act of war, it is difficult to see it as anything other than the mass killing of civilians — in this case, children. This raises a troubling question: why has media coverage been so restrained?
Both the world at large and Canada especially need an effective counter to would-be emperors and hegemons. A modern-day equivalent to the Hanseatic League appears to be our best option. Prime Minister Carney’s speech provided an excellent and timely starting point, but we now need to be going all-in to make it happen.
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