The Maple Leaf Snub: How America Lost Its Closest Ally

The Maple Leaf Snub: How America Lost Its Closest Ally

In March 2025, a Florida supermarket chain refused to decorate a cake with a Canadian flag, offering only a note stating “Can’t do other flags. Just American flag.” This small incident at the Publix store perfectly illustrates the profound deterioration in U.S.-Canada relations that has unfolded since 2017. What appears trivial on the surface—a simple cake decoration—represents something far more significant: the collapse of what was once descri…