Trump Versus Canada

The David Frum Show vor 8 Monaten

Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney on annexation threats, the unraveling of U.S.-Canada relations, and how Trump is forcing allies to rethink democracy, defense, and immigration. Plus: the Trump family’s astonishing UAE crypto deal and Sara Jeannette Dun

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On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” David opens with
his thoughts on the reported $500 million-dollar deal between World
Liberty Financial, a Trump-family business venture, and the United
Arab Emirates, as reported by “The Wall Street Journal.” David
discusses the helplessness we feel as we are bombarded with stories
where it seems all restraint has broken down and explains what laws
exist that are meant to curtail corrupt practices. Then, David is
joined by former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to discuss the Trump
administration’s overtures to an Albertan secessionist movement,
the harm the Trump presidency has done to the American-Canadian
alliance, and how Trump is pushing Canada into China’s arms. David
and Premier Kenney also discuss how the failures to address
immigration by liberal parties across the West have led to
dangerous far-right populist movements. Finally, David discusses
“The Imperialist,” by Sara Jeannette Duncan, and how it can help us
better understand what is being lost by Trump’s destruction of the
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