The U.S. intention of the annexation of Canada preceded the adoption of the Constitution of the United States on September 17, 1787 at the Constitutional Convention and ever since this intention has been a recurring issue. “In 1777, soon after declaring American independence, the Founding Fathers included in the young nation’s Articles of Confederation a
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Editor’s note: If you enjoy this article, check out Madelaine Drohan’s book He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure To Annex Canada to learn even more! There was a time when Donald Trump’s jibes about making Canada the 51st state were dismissed in Canada as typical bombast from the American president, a pressure tactic, perhaps,
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I haven’t watched The Simpsons for a long time, but one of my favourite episodes was “Homer the Great” from the sixth season, where Homer joins an ancient secret society known as the Stonecutters. Homer ends up becoming the leader of the Stonecutters Lodge, then he alienates all the other members so much that they
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Every weekend, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May sends out a “Good Sunday Morning!” email to her constituents and supporters. I am not a Green voter, mostly because I disagree with the party on immigration, and social and cultural issues. I do, however, find this to be an admirable way to connect with the public, which
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