Canada-US relationships may be strained right now but the USA is not our enemy, and neither are Americans
The US has been our 'closest friend and ally' for 70+, hell nearly 100 years now. We've sought economic and military integration, to our benefits certainly, but also to our detriment.
It has gone too far, and all it takes is a bully being elected to slap on unjustified tariffs and destabilize the relationship with the goal to squeeze more out of allies rather than negotiating a fair deal for all. Hell he's doing it a second time, and now with the more nefarious undertones of political annexation which the vast majority of Canadians do not want.
Our goal moving forward should be to continue being polite and friendly as we are to most other counties, yet also to divorce our military and economy from American control at every step.
Does that mean in some cases trading more with China? Yes, but we should focus on commonwealth and European integration with like minded countries that value democracy and their citizens.
Yes, which is why it's absolutely idiotic to start calling them our enemies after a couple of months of President Trump
We will weather this rocky part of our friendship with America and come through it later
This administration is an enemy to Canada, all Americans are not.
But it shows we need to reevaluate this friendship and move apart going forward.
The American people really need to do something about their current adminstration if they want to maintain a positive relationship with Canada