Trump is ‘a showman before he’s a statesman’: former PM Joe Clark on annexation threats

On the Canadian side of lake Ontario, a new identity emerges in the shadow of Trump

Straddling the border between Canada and the US, Lake Ontario has long served as a model for the harmonious management of a shared space. But the declarations of Donald Trump, who sought to claim the Great Lakes' water resources, undermine that balance and, on the Canadian side, reinforced a sense of national identity.

Trump is ‘a showman before he’s a statesman’: former PM Joe Clark on annexation threats

Amid the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and Canada, Canadians should bear in mind that U.S. President Donald Trump is 'a showman before he’s a statesman,' former prime minister Joe Clark says.

Only a Morally Superior Canada Can Deter Annexation by Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump’s jest about annexing Canada in December of 2024 had the effect of galvanizing Canadian patriotism and driving an unlikely Liberal Party win over the putatively pro-Trump Conservatives in Canadian federal elections in April of 2025. Fear of appearing disunited drew sufficient Canadian voters from the separatist Bloc Québécois and the far-left […] The post Only a Morally Superior Canada Can Deter Annexation by Washingt…

Trump More Performer Than Diplomat, Says Former PM Joe Clark Amid Canada-U.S. Trade Tensions - South Asian Daily

As trade tensions between the United States and Canada escalate, former Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark is urging Canadians to recognize that U.S. President Donald Trump is “a showman before he’s a statesman.” Speaking ahead of the upcoming G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta — where leaders of the world’s top economies are gathering — Clark reflected on Trump’s aggressive trade tactics, including tariffs on Canadian exports and provocative threa…