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Oh Canada! Our Hearts are Heavy
A fly on the wall here in the shadow of Rattlesnake Ridge would hear plenty of jokes and not a few “Ey?s” when the subject of Canada and the recent tariffs announced by the Trump administration comes up. But don’t listen for pejoratives. Don’t listen for hate or vituperation because you won’t hear it.
I expect that - up in Magog or Sherbrooke or even Quebec - similar jokes are being told. Laughing about stepping across the border if you want good healthcare.
There may even be some Canadian towns that are considering somehow attaching the American President’s name to their town in some way; Dildo, Newfoundland; or Swasitka, Ontario come immediately to mind, although Spread Eagle Cove and Witless Bay in Labrador would like to expand the competition. There would probably be a few places considering alliances that they could tie to the Commander in Chief of the US, notable among them Finger, Manitoba and Climax, Saskatchewan, and if its neighbor Urin could somehow form a sister city agreement with Truth or Consequences, New Mexico that might be an interesting experiment in transparency.
Our relationship with Canada is the strongest most enduring one we have. Donald Trump and his trade war rhetoric may change that and affect our relationship for a long time to come.
About Wayne D. King: Wayne King is an author, artist, activist and recovering politician. A three term State Senator, he was the 1994 Democratic nominee for Governor and most recently the CEO of MOP Environmental Solutions Inc., a public company in the environmental cleanup space. His art is exhibited nationally in galleries and he has published three books of his images. His most recent novel "Sacred Trust" a vicarious, high voltage adventure to stop a private powerline is available on Amazon.com. He lives in Rumney at the base of Rattlesnake Ridge where he flies both the American and Iroquois flags proudly. His website is: http://bit.ly/WayneDKingComing soon! The Radical Centrist Podcast!
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