Donald Trump is a huge reason for the shift toward more patriotic feelings

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Thanks, Donald Trump, and your repeated boorish taunts about Canada becoming the 51st state.

But thanks, too, to Justin Trudeau for leaving the P.M.’s job.

The former prime minister was not proud of Canada for what it was. He called the country “genocidal” and “colonial.” And he offered a very weak defence against mobs that tore down statues of prominent historical figures like John A. Macdonald and Queen Victoria, or burned historic churches.

Trudeau seemed to apologize for everything that had ever been done by the federal government before he became PM (And nothing while he was prime minister.) His constant apologies undermined public faith in the nation.

So the recent surge in pride in the country may have as much to do with Trudeau leaving and taking his disappointment with him, as it does with Trump coming in and disparaging our independence.

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