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William Watson: Remember, Trump too will pass

Americans still think well of Canada and future presidents aren't likely to pursue Trump’s WWE tactics: bluff, bluster, threaten and renege

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Donald Trump says about us: “They need us to survive. Without us there’s no way they can survive.” Yes, if the U.S. were magically transported to Mars — which this week seems not such a bad idea — life in Canada would be much harder. But previous generations of Canadians survived tougher times. We are softer than our forebears but we do still have grit (maybe even the Grits among us). And modern transportation means the rest of the world is a lot closer now so we could find new partners. The hit to us would be bigger than the hit Americans would take from being interplanetarily distant from us. But, like Gloria Gaynor, we would survive. Much better, though, to stay joined at the 49th and keep looking for mutual benefit.

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