Anti-NATO protests across Canada this weekend
by Bruce O’Hara
November 25, 2024
There was a NATO meeting in Montreal this weekend, which has spurred anti-NATO protests all across Canada.
Fifty years ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s father Pierre tried very hard to push for a foreign policy for Canada that was independent of the United States. Most famously, he visited Cuba, and declared “Vive Cuba Libre” at a time when Cuba was at the top of America’s naughty list.
Trudeau felt that the best strategy for a small (in population) country like Canada, was to use its military in ways that made friends for Canada around the world. Accordingly, the Canadian military was frequently deployed in peace-keeping roles at the request of both sides in a conflict. The Canadian military was also available for disaster relief work in Canada, and around the world.
The elder Prime Minister Trudeau’s strategy was so successful that even American travellers often put Canadian flags on their backpacks, knowing that Canadians would be welcome in a great many countries where Americans were not.
Remnants of that strategy continued until Stephen Harper became Prime Minister. He very clearly turned Canada into America’s fawning little brother, little more than the 51st US State.
I would argue that there are now very good reasons to resurrect an ‘independent’ Canada.
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