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Richard Sandbrook, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Toronto

Amid U.S. threats, Canada’s national security plans must include training in non-violent resistance

Canadians are currently learning tough lessons about national security thanks to United States President Donald Trump’s repeated annexation threats.

It’s clear that American proclamations of support for universal human rights, national sovereignty and a rules-based international order can vanish with a change of leadership. These ideals, though tarnished by some past U.S. actions, have now been replaced by the predatory dictum known as “might makes right.”

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