Hey America
In the name of decency, I appeal to you to support your northern neighbour as it faces an existential threat from Donald Trump and his followers. How would you feel if another country treated you the way Trump is treating us? Canada has done absolutely nothing to deserve this. It's a slap in the face to a good friend. and it hurts. It stings.
The majority of us, including myself, have relatives and friends who live in the United States. We want to be America's ally, but we do not want to be part of the U.S. America must respect our sovereignty. We should have a say in our future. I can tell you without hesitation, if a referendum were held, Canadians would overwhelmingly reject a merger with the U.S. We are just different. We have a parliamentary system of government, and we don't have a deep distrust of that government. Most of us prefer sensible gun control laws and we don't want automatic weapons. We have a French-speaking province and we have two official languages.
Let me remind you that, along with your country and others, Canada helped fight the scourge of Nazism. We have always been by your side. In 1979, it was Canada that played a central role in rescuing six American hostages in Iran. The late Ken Taylor, then the Canadian ambassador to Iran, was instrumental in saving the hostages.
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In 2001, during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it was Canada that provided a safe haven for almost 7,000 stranded airline passengers, many of them American. The good people of Gander, Newfoundland welcomed them with open arms. There is a wonderful musical called Come From Away based on what happened during that crisis.
America, please send me emails of affirmation. Let me see how much you care. Restore my faith in the decency of the American people. Let me know how appalled you are that Trump is friendly with Vladimir Putin, and hostile to Canada. Let me know how disgusted you are that the land of the free and the home of the brave is aligning itself with a brutal dictator, a war criminal. Putin does not accept the sovereignty of Ukraine and Trump does not respect the sovereignty of Canada. They are two peas in a pod.
Trump is imposing tariffs in order to destroy Canada's economy. In so doing, he is also hurting the American economy by igniting a trade war. It's a no-win situation. Many Americans will pay the price for Trump's folly. Canada's survival is on the line. We have to stand up to the bully who threatens us.
Trump is driving both Canada and the United States into a recession. He and his billionaire friends certainly don't have to worry about paying their bills and putting food on the table. Trump's buddy, Elon Musk. the richest man in the world, wants to inflict economic pain. Who elected Musk? Who voted for him? Yet he is behaving as co-president.
On January 20, 2025, when Trump was sworn in as president, he was surrounded by billionaires - Tesla's Musk, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Google's Sundar Pichai. were all seated at the inaugural platform. Their goal is to further enrich themselves. They don't care if they cut government jobs and make life more difficult for ordinary Americans. Talk about chutzpah!
Sadly, Trump and his billionaire cronies are causing chaos all over the world, at a time when stability is needed. I would like to hear from you. Please email me and lend your support for Canada, the true north strong and free. My grandparents were immigrants from Sicily, Italy. They came to this country for a better life.. They worked hard and raised their children here. As proud Canadian citizens, they instilled in me a sense of pride and gratefulness for this land.
- Joanne
