Is Canada Next?! Ex-Envoy's SHOCKING Trump-Venezuela Warning!

Trump’s actions in Venezuela suggest Canada is ‘on the menu’: ex-UN envoy

Is Canada Next?! Ex-Envoy's SHOCKING Trump-Venezue...

While the idea of Donald Trump annexing Canada as the 51st state might seem like a relic of his more bombastic pronouncements, a former Canadian Ambassador to the UN is warning against complacency. Bob Rae, who wrapped up his five-year ambassadorship last November, believes that Trump’s actions in Venezuela, and his broader vision for the Western Hemisphere, should be a wake-up call for Canada.

Speaking to Global News, Rae argued that the U.S. under Trump is ditching multilateralism in favor of simply asserting dominance. It’s a dominance, he says, that's shockingly devoid of "any notion of legality." His words carry weight, especially considering his extensive experience on the international stage. I remember thinking during his tenure at the UN that he was a voice of reason amidst a lot of… well, you know.

"We’re basically being told (by) the Americans, ‘We will do whatever we can get away with, and who’s going to stop us?'” Rae stated plainly. He characterized the current U.S. approach as "a license to take over any country that they feel is getting in their way." It’s a stark assessment. "We’re not in Kansas anymore," he added. "This is a new ballgame, and we need to understand the consequences of this."

At the heart of Rae's concern is Trump's national security strategy, which seeks to resurrect the Monroe Doctrine – a 200-year-old policy that essentially envisions American control over the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it’s been used to justify U.S. interventions in Latin America, and that’s precisely what has Canada and others deeply worried. It certainly feels like a return to a different, more aggressive era.

Rae points to the recent seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife by U.S. forces, alongside Trump's threats against Greenland, Colombia, and Cuba, as concrete examples of this strategy in action. It's a pattern that's hard to ignore.

He highlighted comments made by Stephen Miller, Trump's deputy chief of staff, on CNN, where Miller asserted that the "future of the free world depends on America being able to assert ourselves and our interests without apology." He also referenced a U.S. State Department social media post declaring "this is OUR hemisphere" as further evidence of the administration's thinking. It's pretty blunt stuff, even by today's standards.

The implications, according to Rae and other experts, are that the sovereignty of Canada, and other U.S. neighbors, is being called into question, especially regarding their national interests, security, and critical resources.

With the U.S. potentially eyeing control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves following Maduro's capture, experts suggest Canada's own resources could be at stake: its energy infrastructure, critical mineral reserves, Arctic resources, and "anything that the United States deems as important to its national security." It's a worrying scenario. While Canadian oil and energy exports might remain "competitive," it’s clear that Canada will need to find new ways to "compete" on the international stage, especially given the increasingly fraught free trade negotiations.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's recent statement to NBC News, that the administration is "not going to allow the Western Hemisphere to be a base of operation for adversaries, competitors, and rivals of the United States," only underscores the seriousness of the situation. The message is clear: Washington intends to be the dominant force in this part of the world, whether its neighbors like it or not.