How Canada Feels About the USA Under Trump

February 23, 2026

US Erects Trade Barrier With Canada

A year into the second Trump administration, there’s a chill in the air, coming from the Great White North, Unsurprisingly, Canadians aren’t happy about crippling tariffs and threats of annexation, according to new Politico — Public First polling:

“A slight 42 percent plurality of respondents from Canada …[say] the U.S. is no longer an ally of Canada. Only about one in three Canadians, 37 percent, said ‘The US is still an ally of Canada.’

Other results that reveal the extent of Canada’s mistrust:

57 percent of Canadians in the poll said the U.S. cannot be depended on in a crisis.
67 percent say the U.S. ‘challenges’ — as opposed to supports — its allies around the world.
69 percent agree the U.S. tends to create problems for other countries rather than solve them.”

“Canadians consider the US a bigger threat than Russia”

“57 percent of Canadians now say they’d rather depend on China than Trump’s America.”

More:

“Look how much Canadians hate the United States now,” Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Anna Wiederkehr, Politico

Related:

“White House and Trump Mock Canada Over Team USA’s Olympic Ice Hockey Victory,” Callum Sutherland, Time

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Lonely Avenue

February 22, 2026

Weekend Music: “Lonely Avenue,” written by Doc Pomus, recorded by Lilly Martin, 2015. Oliver Keller on guitar. First recorded by Ray Charles in 1956.

Lilly Martin website

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Shine a Light

February 22, 2026

Weekend Music: “Shine a Light,” written by Colin BrooksGordy Quist, and Ed Jurdi, recorded by The Band of Heathens, 2009.

The Band of Heathens website

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God Delivered Me

February 22, 2026

Sunday Morning Gospel Music: “God Delivered Me,” recorded by The Stars of Faith at the Montreux International Jazz Festival in 1973. Soloist: Catherine “Kitty” Parham.

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Too Weak to Fight

February 21, 2026

Weekend Music: “Too Weak to Fight,” written by Clarence Carter, George Jackson, John Keyes, and Rick Hall, recorded by Clarence Carter, 1968.

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And We Thought That Nation-States Were a Bad Idea

February 21, 2026

Weekend Music: “…And We Thought That Nation-States Were a Bad Idea,” written by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky, recorded by Mad Caddies, 2018. First recorded by Propagandhi in 1991.

Lyrics here

“Born, hired, disposed.
Where that job lands, everybody knows.
You can tell by the smile on the CEO,
Environmental restraints are about to go.”

“You can bet laws will be set
To ensure the benefit
Of unrestricted labor laws,
Kept in place by displaced government death squads.”

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Robin Hoodlum

February 21, 2026

Saturday Morning Cartoon: “Robin Hoodlum,” a 1948 UPA theatrical cartoon featuring Fox & Crow, directed by John Hubley, with music by Del Castillo. Voice actor: John T. Smith. Nominated for an Academy Award.

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The Last Battlefront

February 18, 2026

The Last Battlefront: Quest for the Vote in Washington, D.C.:

“Washington, D.C. is one of the only capitals in the world where its citizens have no representation in the national legislature and where Congress and federal authorities routinely intrude on the local government of the District. The film looks at four turning points in the history of Washington, D.C. to understand how this happened and the struggles of D.C. residents to restore their basic rights of self-government that other Americans enjoy.”

Broadcasting nationwide on PBS in April 2026.

In the DC area? February 25th, 7 PM: Screening of The Last Battlefront, with a discussion with filmmaker Anna Reid Jhirad at The Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, DC 20003. More here.

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Washington’s Birthday

February 16, 2026

Washington's Birthday

Today is officially Washington’s Birthday (observed) according to the federal government. This date is also known as Presidents’ Day in some states, combining observance of all your favorite chief execs (Millard Fillmore? Martin Van Buren?) into one holiday.

Birthday boy and first president George Washington enslaved 319 human beings in Virginia during his lifetime, but the state’s last governor, Glenn Youngkin, didn’t let that be taught in the Old Dominion’s schools. Virginia’s kids needed a field trip to Mount Vernon to learn about it. President Washington also signed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793, requiring authorities in free states and territories to allow slave-catchers to seize escaped refugees and transport them back into bondage.

Happy Black History Month.

More:

“George Washington, Slave Catcher,” Erica Armstrong Dunbar, New York Times

Related:

“More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation.” Julie Zauzmer Weil, Adrian Blanco and Leo Dominguez, Washington Post

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I Don’t Need No Doctor

February 15, 2026

Weekend Music: “I Don’t Need No Doctor,” written by Jo ArmsteadNickolas Ashford, and Valerie Simpson, recorded by Catherine Russell & Sean Mason, 2024.  First recorded by Ray Charles in 1966.

Catherine Russell website

Sean Mason website

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