Trump has damaged US Canada relations, Carney has. His anti-American elbows up Campaign torpedoed trade with the US while more sensible countries made new trade deals. Carney has considerable UK connections that may make it an obvious choice for him to expand trade but the UK is suffering from an even faster self-imposed decline than Canada. From mass migration high taxes and climate change delusions, the two countries are united in decline.
I found it strange that the UK PM did not show some initiative when Carney was casting to Europe.
As the piece states, the historic ties between the UK and Canada are very considerable and, after all, King Charles is still Canadian Head of State.
As an aside I would also add that the Canadian role alongside Britain in WWII is in my view under rated. It was of immense importance through-out hostilities. (Its own version of Lend-Lease, Naval bases and ships during Battle of the Atlantic, crewing especially in RAF Bomber Command, major training base for the RAF, left flank of the British army at D-day and for the push into the Reich).
My late father, Douglas Henry Kennett, who was a marine engineering fitter turned automobile engineering fitter, always said that Britain should have asked the senior dominions to help Britain out after the country had been bankrupted by financing the fight against Fascism. Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa joined at the beginning not waiting two years into the Second World War and not delaying for three years before entry into the Great War. Re-establishing these deeper links both economically and culturally would make perfect sense.
David H. Kennett
Independent Scholar, Shipston-on-Stour, Wawickshire, England
Visiting Scholar, Vinson Centre University of Buckingham, 2025
As a dual British and Canadian citizen, I am all for greater ties between Canada and Europe, including the UK. Canada joining EFTA for a start would be a great. Trump has indeed given Canadians a big wake up call on the dangers of relying too much on any foreign single country as an export market. What Putin has tried to do Ukraine by force is what Trump is trying to do to Canada by economics. Canadians are right to be worried. There is also great benefit to the Commonwealth network, both culturally and economically. However the 'colonial nostalgia' angle of CANZUK cannot be overlooked so easily. I have looked quite closely into the CANZUK 'movement'. You do not need to scratch too deeply to find elements of racist ideology. Similar to the superficial legitimacy that the Reform party in the UK tries to present, whilst underneath is quite a different story. I'd be more inclined to support a CANZRSAUK that included the Rep of South Africa. And if it acknowledged the French fact in Canada, multiculturalism, and aboriginal/first nations rights and past injustices. But at the moment CANZUK is indeed basically trying to recreate a neo-colonial 'white-boys club'. As a British and Canadian citizen, and as 'white boy', I'm not interested.
Love this. The natural ties of language, culture and common law between CANZUK should help to develop economic, scientific and defence cooperation. In truth, the only tie we have with Europe is geographic, and we’ve seen over the past 15 years how little influence the UK actually has in Europe except in matters of defence. The Europeans systematically try to screw us over with their protectionism and even in defence the UK is excluded from projects like Security Action For Europe.
Meanwhile the US treats the UK, and other allies, with arbitrary contempt.
Under those circumstances membership of a block of prosperous and developed countries which share so many characteristics is an obvious pathway to greater prosperity and security.
From the link: "Canada slapped counter-tariffs on U.S. goods earlier this month"
A country like Canada that would do self-harm like this is not one that the UK should establish an entangling alliance with.
Imv of course.
Trump has damaged US Canada relations, Carney has. His anti-American elbows up Campaign torpedoed trade with the US while more sensible countries made new trade deals. Carney has considerable UK connections that may make it an obvious choice for him to expand trade but the UK is suffering from an even faster self-imposed decline than Canada. From mass migration high taxes and climate change delusions, the two countries are united in decline.
Is this a joke? 2 failed states reinforcing each other's failure
I found it strange that the UK PM did not show some initiative when Carney was casting to Europe.
As the piece states, the historic ties between the UK and Canada are very considerable and, after all, King Charles is still Canadian Head of State.
As an aside I would also add that the Canadian role alongside Britain in WWII is in my view under rated. It was of immense importance through-out hostilities. (Its own version of Lend-Lease, Naval bases and ships during Battle of the Atlantic, crewing especially in RAF Bomber Command, major training base for the RAF, left flank of the British army at D-day and for the push into the Reich).
My late father, Douglas Henry Kennett, who was a marine engineering fitter turned automobile engineering fitter, always said that Britain should have asked the senior dominions to help Britain out after the country had been bankrupted by financing the fight against Fascism. Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa joined at the beginning not waiting two years into the Second World War and not delaying for three years before entry into the Great War. Re-establishing these deeper links both economically and culturally would make perfect sense.
David H. Kennett
Independent Scholar, Shipston-on-Stour, Wawickshire, England
Visiting Scholar, Vinson Centre University of Buckingham, 2025
As a dual British and Canadian citizen, I am all for greater ties between Canada and Europe, including the UK. Canada joining EFTA for a start would be a great. Trump has indeed given Canadians a big wake up call on the dangers of relying too much on any foreign single country as an export market. What Putin has tried to do Ukraine by force is what Trump is trying to do to Canada by economics. Canadians are right to be worried. There is also great benefit to the Commonwealth network, both culturally and economically. However the 'colonial nostalgia' angle of CANZUK cannot be overlooked so easily. I have looked quite closely into the CANZUK 'movement'. You do not need to scratch too deeply to find elements of racist ideology. Similar to the superficial legitimacy that the Reform party in the UK tries to present, whilst underneath is quite a different story. I'd be more inclined to support a CANZRSAUK that included the Rep of South Africa. And if it acknowledged the French fact in Canada, multiculturalism, and aboriginal/first nations rights and past injustices. But at the moment CANZUK is indeed basically trying to recreate a neo-colonial 'white-boys club'. As a British and Canadian citizen, and as 'white boy', I'm not interested.
Love this. The natural ties of language, culture and common law between CANZUK should help to develop economic, scientific and defence cooperation. In truth, the only tie we have with Europe is geographic, and we’ve seen over the past 15 years how little influence the UK actually has in Europe except in matters of defence. The Europeans systematically try to screw us over with their protectionism and even in defence the UK is excluded from projects like Security Action For Europe.
Meanwhile the US treats the UK, and other allies, with arbitrary contempt.
Under those circumstances membership of a block of prosperous and developed countries which share so many characteristics is an obvious pathway to greater prosperity and security.