As Donald Trump threatens to exclude Canada from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, Ottawa refuses to succumb to American pressures. Amid economic sanctions and political reprisals, Canada demonstrates its determination to defend its sovereignty and its role on the international stage in what now appears to be an open war between Canada, Trump, and Musk.
The Threat
The return of Donald Trump is being felt violently in Canada, as he wields the threat of tariffs to push the country to become the 51st state of the United States.
Canadian Citizenship
In response, Canada is considering economic retaliation, while citizens are calling for a boycott of American products, booing the American national anthem, and demanding the revocation of Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship.
Exclude Canada
In this tense climate, Trump now threatens to exclude Canada from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, which includes the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
Fragilizing its cooperation
This new threat from the Trump administration adds to the pressures already placed on Canada and risks weakening its cooperation, while having significant geopolitical repercussions.
230,000 signatures
On the Canadian side, a petition aiming to revoke Canadian citizenship from Elon Musk, billionaire and close ally of Trump at the White House, has recently begun to circulate and has already gathered more than 230,000 signatures.
«Canada is not a real country»
Musk reacted by mocking the initiative on X, stating that «Canada is not a real country».
A foreign government
By making such statements, he only strengthens the arguments of the petition, which accuses him of being "a member of a foreign government seeking to erase Canadian sovereignty."
A 100 million dollar contract
Elon Musk's companies are particularly targeted by Canada, as the Premier of Ontario recently canceled a 100 million Canadian dollar contract with Starlink, awarded in November 2024.
To American Companies
Moreover, Ontario has prohibited American companies from bidding on provincial government contracts, representing about 30 billion Canadian dollars in annual spending, as long as the American tariffs remain in place.
In response
Jagmeet Singh, leader of the NDP, proposed to impose a 100% tariff on imported Tesla vehicles in response to the measures of the Trump administration and the controversial statements of Elon Musk about Canada. For her part, Chrystia Freeland, former Minister of Finance and candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party, also suggested the same tariffs on Tesla products.
Defend the Sovereignty
In response to the 25% tariffs that Donald Trump plans to impose on Canadian products starting March 4, Canada has announced retaliatory measures to protect its economic interests, thus affirming its will to defend its sovereignty against American pressures.