The Reckoning is Coming
Published at 15:52 on 8 January 2025
The more I think about it, the more it becomes clear that Canada is going to face a reckoning in the next few months, and that most Canadians really have no idea of what is likely coming. It might completely reshape the political landscape before the coming Federal election can be held, it is that much of a reckoning.
The thorough rottenness of the American system is about to be laid bare, and it will become evident that Canadians as well as Americans have largely been living in ignorance of the full magnitude of this rottenness. This will send a real jolt through the Canadian political system.
If Canadians are willing to demonstrate to Trump that, as Jagmeet Singh recently said “If you want to pick a fight with us, it’s going to hurt you as well,” it is likely that Trump’s bluff will have been called. Trump is a classic bully, and bullies engage in bullying not because they are brave, but because they think they can get away with it.
Whatever the cost of standing up to the bullying, it will in the long run (and probably even in the medium run) end up being far cheaper than choosing to not stand up to the bully. It is not resistance but acquiescence that has the highest price attached to it.