Nancy's Notes

I might have to start getting up at 4 a.m. (or start doing lives, because Trump’s tantrums don’t respect my posting schedule)

I’ve discovered something. My commitment to writing thoughtful posts the night before and publishing them at 7 a.m. is becoming less of a routine and more of a liability. Because, between 10 p.m. and sunrise, Donald Trump inevitably throws another tantrum, drops another truthless screed, or tries to dismantle international relations. It’s exhausting. But here we are again.

I had a whole post lined up, and then Trump declared he was “done negotiating” with Canada. And now people are asking me, “Nancy, do you still think Mark Carney is the right one to handle this?”

Yes. I stand exactly where I stood. Carney is the only one in this country who has both the credentials and the composure to deal with Trump basically by not ‘dealing’ with him at all. Because, as I’ve said before and I’ll keep saying: you don’t negotiate with crazy. You route around it.

And that’s exactly what Carney is doing. Let’s not forget what he said the night he became Prime Minister. I’ve quoted it before and I’ll paraphrase again: ‘the Canada–U.S. relationship as we knew it is over.’ And maybe that’s what some of us are still struggling to accept. Maybe I am too.

A few weeks ago, I posted an image of a cracked road that resonated widely. Well, that crack? It’s now a full-blown canyon. And unless something, or someone, removes the unstable force at the center of it, we’re not crossing that bridge any time soon.

Now, here’s what you didn’t hear in Trump’s tantrum: according to credible sources, the real trigger was money. Trump demanded what’s been described as a “one-time loyalty fee” from Canada, a price to be paid for tariff relief. Call it a handshake. Call it a favour. Call it what it is: extortion.

And Carney? He told him to pound salt. Or, more accurately, he told him no, the Canadian way: quietly, firmly, and repeatedly.
Trump didn’t take it well.

And that’s why we’re here. This wasn’t a trade breakdown. This was a mobster getting snubbed by a banker who saw the scam coming ten miles away. The threats and the 35% tariff bluff are because Carney wouldn’t buy in.

And here’s something Canadians and Americans need to understand: when Trump says he’ll “have all these deals in place,” they’re not negotiated agreements. They are imposed conditions. One-sided ultimatums dressed up as diplomacy. There’s no give and take. No mutual interest. Just a string of threats, followed by declarations of success when the other party either folds, or walks.

Please, for the sake of truth and sovereignty, don’t take him at his word. Don’t listen to the noise. Do your due diligence. Read real sources. Get the straight goods on what he’s actually done, not what he claims to have done. Because the words are meaningless. The record is what matters.

Meanwhile, Carney’s been building the bypass: finalizing the Canada–Mexico Trade Corridor, with no American permission slip required, locking in historic agreements with the EU and Japan, launching Canada’s Energy and Transportation Sovereignty Corridor, connecting provinces and territories coast to coast to coast, and preparing retaliatory tariffs and a Buy Canadian strategy that actually hits Trump where it hurts, his electoral map.

Trump has taken a detour to Scotland, where even his ancestral homeland wants no part of him. He renamed a golf course after his mother, hoping to buy affection. It didn’t work. The cliffs, the castles, the wind-swept resistance, they said no. The land of fierce rebellions and long memory doesn’t forget. To my ancestors from those highlands: thank you. You did us proud.

Now, tucked into this week’s schedule is another meeting we should all be watching: Trump is expected to meet with representatives of the European Union. I’m hoping they hold the line, as they’ve publicly indicated they would, in standing by Canada in this process. Whether they stand firm or bend will speak volumes. At least, it will to me. So let’s put a sticky note on that one. Bookmark it and watch it. Because the outcome of that meeting could quietly shape the next chapter in all of this.

And as for Canada? We’re not backing down. We’re not bending.
And if being “tough and nasty” is what it takes to defend our sovereignty? Then yeah, we are. Nicely. I am happy to have that handle. Because Canada doesn’t do fealty. We do strategy. We do dignity.

We’re already partway across a long, solid span, something real, something built to last. It stretches across deep waters, connecting more than just provinces. It represents who we are: a country that doesn’t flinch when the crossing gets tough. We’re not at the other side yet. But the pillars are strong, the direction is clear, and we’re moving forward. One kilometre at a time. No turning back now.