We approve. Trump being POTUS doesn't negate that we still have strong bonds of family and friendship across our shared border. So long as it's used by an ally, go ahead and give'r, eh!!
Replies
They are not allies anymore
mar 11, 2025, 1:07 pm • 0 0 • view
Curious, can’t individuals be allies, even if their government is tyrannical?why alienate those individuals willing to fight for Canadian Rights? I fully respect Canada as a sovereign country, and I have close friends who are Canadian—your position doesn’t feel very Canadian.
mar 11, 2025, 2:29 pm • 2 0 • view
We are not allies. Fuck you and your tone policing. My family is literally preparing to flee from an invading army but you want me to be polite about it. Willing to fight for Canadian rights? I've seen how you fight for your own rights. No thanks. You like elbows up? This is what it looks like
mar 11, 2025, 2:47 pm • 4 0 • view
So many Americans in these comments saying “we’d fight for you” without even saying “I’d fight for you.” They jump to speaking for the whole group. Anyone wary of that is just normal.
mar 11, 2025, 5:09 pm • 2 0 • view
Your reply is both justified and counterproductive. It's a legitimate fear that we can and will be invaded. The idea that the strongest army in the world could flood over us is terrifying. At the same time, the ONLY way he will stop is if it comes from within. We need American allies.
mar 11, 2025, 2:57 pm • 11 1 • view
We don't need them taking our culture in support while the rest try to take our country by force. Americans have shown us the worth of their allyship. Relying on their loyalty is a gamble we can't afford. If they really want to show support, we don't want hashtags. We want action.
mar 11, 2025, 3:17 pm • 1 0 • view
We need all the help we can get. Whatever it takes to go back to how it was... Turning away like-minded Americans doesn't help us. Just like how pro-Trump/51st State Canadians exist, Americans who love Canada exist.
mar 11, 2025, 4:29 pm • 21 2 • view
Not turning them away. Just denying access to our culture. Using our culture to make themselves feel better doesn't help us. We don't need them to tell us they're on our side, we need them to stop their politics from being our problem.
mar 11, 2025, 4:37 pm • 0 0 • view
We can at least agree that actions speak louder than words.
mar 11, 2025, 4:51 pm • 2 0 • view
💯
mar 11, 2025, 4:54 pm • 2 0 • view
Thank you! As a Michigander who grew up & raised our kids on CBC and TVO we have such a love for Canada. We are appalled at the direction the orange madman is taking us.
mar 11, 2025, 4:38 pm • 2 0 • view
Including many of us who can trace both sides of their family back to Canada, and have ancestors who fought in world wars under her banner.
mar 11, 2025, 4:36 pm • 18 0 • view
Same here.
mar 11, 2025, 5:12 pm • 1 0 • view
For what it's worth I thank you for holding space for my anger. It's the Scots-French Canadian in me. It's not personal.
mar 11, 2025, 5:53 pm • 3 0 • view
It’s worth a helluva lot! Thank you! I can’t fathom any way that the military would comply with an invasion order. But God forbid it did happen—I, MANY other Americans & NATO will be fighting on the side of Canada! I promise you! Thanks, again!💖
mar 11, 2025, 6:28 pm • 2 0 • view
Nah, I get the anger (I think) and it's justified. White women especially are guilty of thinking our cute symbolic gestures - chucks and pearls, anyone? - are sufficient activism, but are unwilling to put our own necks on the line. Until we get our hands dirty we don't deserve anyone's trust.
mar 11, 2025, 5:52 pm • 1 0 • view
This is a very relevant point. My feelings about this situation are very much informing me on how I should be showing up for people of colour. I didn't need to feel this way to "get" their experience but having this small taste of it has really deepened my understanding.
mar 11, 2025, 8:54 pm • 2 0 • view
This is a good point, and I'm genuinely so damn sorry that it's becoming real for you. Keep boycotting, keep sharing your anger. I promise in return to keep calling my representatives and sending email to their largest donors and trying whatever else might have a chance of changing things here.
mar 11, 2025, 9:01 pm • 4 0 • view
We're all still watching to see how this unfolds here and there's not yet momentum for mass civil disobedience. I honestly don't know whether there's enough political will for it to get to that point, which is discouraging. We appreciate citizens of the world sticking by us, though. It means a lot.
mar 11, 2025, 5:58 pm • 2 0 • view
Can we please stop singling out groups for vilification? It’s another way of creating “others”, and only helps the fascist in their efforts to divide and conquer. If individuals exhibit unhelpful behaviors, let’s help them understand how they can achieve their goals in more helpful ways.
mar 11, 2025, 6:34 pm • 0 0 • view
Nope. If a large part of a group is guilty, they get called out. Keeping it vague in the name of "unity" only allows people to avoid looking at themselves in the mirror and taking responsibility.
mar 11, 2025, 6:39 pm • 1 0 • view
“Unity only allows people to avoid looking in the mirror….” Perhaps it also gives people access to new ideas, new ways of seeing things. Divided groups have preconceived notions of each other—that tend to fade away, when different groups engage in a common cause. Perhaps something to consider?
mar 11, 2025, 7:09 pm • 0 0 • view
I’m sorry, “a large part of a group”? Who gets to decide? How is this not part of the same old problem?! I can’t agree. The brush is too broad. Plus, the derogatory/accusatory manner that this slur is tossed out, does nothing to precipitate introspection. It’s divisive & counterproductive.
mar 11, 2025, 7:04 pm • 0 0 • view
Canada definitely has loads of American allies... Most of us, I'd bet.
mar 11, 2025, 3:49 pm • 3 0 • view
you've got 'em!
mar 11, 2025, 3:38 pm • 1 0 • view
Whoa! Unnecessary roughness. I’m truly sorry ur scared! If our military even looked like it was going to invade Canada, made a single gearing-up move in that direction—you will see your American allies in Revolutionary Form! We’re not as passive as you think—just not eager for martial law, YET!
mar 11, 2025, 2:53 pm • 2 0 • view
Thank you, my friend.
mar 10, 2025, 4:22 pm • 27 0 • view
💖😊🇨🇦🇺🇸✊🏼💖
mar 10, 2025, 4:45 pm • 1 0 • view
elbows up and gloves off! (can my shuttle pick up some Timbits later today??)
mar 11, 2025, 3:46 pm • 2 0 • view
Deal!
mar 11, 2025, 4:52 pm • 2 0 • view
This really struck me hard as one living miles from our border. It was terrible when the border was closed during the covid times. It's worse to think what it would be like if we became enemies.
mar 10, 2025, 5:50 pm • 10 0 • view
Right?! Each of us needs to do our part to see that doesn’t happen!!! We’re still devoted neighbors! #ElbowsUp 🇨🇦
mar 10, 2025, 6:32 pm • 5 0 • view
Woohoo! The Sticky Maple Thumbprint Canadian Seal of Approval! 🇺🇸❤️🇨🇦
mar 10, 2025, 4:22 pm • 11 0 • view
🤣🤣🤣
mar 10, 2025, 5:20 pm • 2 0 • view
You know that’s real!
mar 10, 2025, 5:45 pm • 4 0 • view
💖😊✊
mar 10, 2025, 4:44 pm • 2 0 • view
I'm not crying you're crying 😭 Canada comrades <3
mar 10, 2025, 6:31 pm • 3 0 • view
mar 10, 2025, 6:40 pm • 1 0 • view
We'll use it wisely.
mar 10, 2025, 8:48 pm • 2 0 • view
Thank You!!! WE appreciate your Trust and Support—more than you know!!!! 🍁🇨🇦 #ElbowsUp
mar 10, 2025, 4:43 pm • 4 0 • view