Donald Trump's strategy of using the economic power of the United States to pressure Canada is producing results opposite to those intended by the White House. Instead of submitting the neighboring country, the trade measures are reinforcing Canada's determination to affirm its autonomy. The article describes Trump as attempting to make Canada a "vassal state," but completely failing in that objective.
Under Mark Carney's leadership, Canada is refusing demands considered incompatible with national sovereignty. Canada's response to the trade war includes retaliation measures and a stance of firmness in the face of American pressure. Carney has been guiding the country not to yield to conditions that would compromise the State's independence.
The trade conflict is also having the unexpected effect of uniting a country historically marked by internal divisions. The external threat created by the United States has served to reinforce Canadian national cohesion, transforming the crisis into an opportunity to strengthen the collective identity.
The article concludes that, in a confrontation clearly unequal in terms of economic size, Canada has developed the appropriate strategy to face what it describes as the "bully" in Washington, suggesting that Canada's approach of firmness and resistance may be successful.
