Victor Davis Hanson: "This Mistake Will DESTROY Canada For Decades..."

What happens when a Canadian Prime Minister wins an election by demonizing a U.S. president—only to realize he must now negotiate with him? Victor Davis Hanson unpacks the curious case of Prime Minister Carney, who defeated his conservative rival not with a vision for Canada’s future, but by painting Donald Trump as an existential threat. Carney’s campaign thrived on fear: fear of invasion, fear of annexation, fear of being turned into America’s 51st state. But now that he’s in office, the real crisis begins.

Hanson breaks down how Trump’s hardline demands on NATO defense spending and trade deficits exposed Canada’s long-standing reliance on U.S. military protection and economic leniency. Canada spends well below NATO's 2% defense requirement, yet enjoys full benefits of the alliance—shielded by U.S. ballistic systems, protected by American geography. And while it runs a $63 billion surplus with the U.S., it refuses to lift tariffs on American goods, even while its oil industry is deeply dependent on U.S. refineries.

Now Carney faces a dilemma of his own making. He vilified Trump to win votes—but now must plead for economic relief and fair trade. Victor Davis Hanson doesn’t just call out the hypocrisy—he explains the deeper strategic miscalculations that come from electing globalist elites who campaign on nationalism but govern with dependence.