Canada’s new declarations of independence disguise continued economic and cultural reliance on its threatening neighbor. From Mark Carney’s trade diplomacy to the literati’s self-congratulation, Canada can’t imagine a freedom that isn’t defined by the US.

Review of Elbows Up! Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance, edited by Elamin Abdelmahmoud (McClelland & Stewart, 2025).

It was all smiles when Vice President J. D. Vance hosted Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, for lunch at the Naval Observatory earlier this fall. The two men posed for photographs with their wives before sitting down to whipped goat cheese and beet salad, then grilled salmon. In a cutesy touch, there was “Miramisu” to follow, prepared by Vance’s daughter, Mirabel. Canadians could be forgiven for finding all t

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