OCTOBER 21 — Donald Trump appears to believe a good neighbour is someone who buys your products, applauds your threats and occasionally checks whether you would like their country gift-wrapped. Canada has declined the packaging. This has complicated things.
A country whose international personality was somewhere between a courteous librarian and an expensive outdoor jacket has discovered that politeness does not require becoming somebody's annex. Canadians have turned away from American bourbon and holidays. Flags have appeared. Indignation has become a national resource.
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on October 20, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. — Getty Images via AFP
Unfortunately, outrage is a terrible export. Everybody already produces their own.
