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National Observer / Charlie Angus MP: Stand up to the bully
National Observer / Charlie Angus MP - Stand up to the bully (Free article)
By Charlie Angus
Opinion
December 31st 2025
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Since the November election, I have been speaking up on the need to resist Trump 2.0. A recent speech I gave in Parliament that articulated a clear vision of Canadian values has been viewed nearly two million times. I have been interviewed numerous times on the popular American MeidasTouch site and covered in American media.
I have been overwhelmed with positive messages from Canadians. They don’t expect their politicians to wave a magic wand. They don’t need to hear a tit-for-tat strategy in resisting a punishing tariff war. What they want to hear are elected leaders standing up for the country and proudly defending Canadian values.
And they are not hearing this.
And neither is Trump.
Is the guy in Mar-a-Lago just trolling us or is he getting set for a truly despotic rule? Nobody knows. But this is the guy who praised Putin for being “savvy” and a “genius” for launching his murderous war in Ukraine. There is nothing funny in his threats to Canada.
The coming months will be the most disruptive in memory. Canada’s national and provincial leaders need to stop fighting in the sandbox and work together for once to defend Canada.
/snip
By Charlie Angus
Opinion
December 31st 2025
/snip/
Since the November election, I have been speaking up on the need to resist Trump 2.0. A recent speech I gave in Parliament that articulated a clear vision of Canadian values has been viewed nearly two million times. I have been interviewed numerous times on the popular American MeidasTouch site and covered in American media.
I have been overwhelmed with positive messages from Canadians. They don’t expect their politicians to wave a magic wand. They don’t need to hear a tit-for-tat strategy in resisting a punishing tariff war. What they want to hear are elected leaders standing up for the country and proudly defending Canadian values.
And they are not hearing this.
And neither is Trump.
Is the guy in Mar-a-Lago just trolling us or is he getting set for a truly despotic rule? Nobody knows. But this is the guy who praised Putin for being “savvy” and a “genius” for launching his murderous war in Ukraine. There is nothing funny in his threats to Canada.
The coming months will be the most disruptive in memory. Canada’s national and provincial leaders need to stop fighting in the sandbox and work together for once to defend Canada.
/snip