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Red Passport: One Year Later, in Munich, Did Rubio Reframe or Reword

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18.02.2026

Louise Blais (Quebec City), Jeremy Kinsman (Victoria), and Peter Donolo (San Miguel de Allende) bring decades of diplomatic, communications, and global-affairs savvy -plus their candid spark and divergent takes- for dynamic, fiery-yet-respectful analysis of world events and Canada’s place in them. Louise channels a diplomat’s pragmatic read on Washington’s China fears; Jeremy, an ambassador’s multilateral wisdom; Peter, a strategist’s sharp “neo-colonial” edge. Together, they dissect Rubio’s Munich headline: what it means for Canada, U.S. allies, and a fracturing order. Listen here or read on…

Marco Rubio arrived in Munich promising reassurance after J.D. Vance’s bombshell remarks last year. Instead, he delivered Trumpism in a silkier tone: a nod to Europe, but the same stark choice – align with a West under threat, or dilute its greatness.

“Trump with an Indoor Voice”

“It was Donald........

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