Canada and the United States are the two major powers on the North American continent, and the two countries have many similarities in history, once being as close as one family.

The land area of Canada is 9.98 million square kilometers, ranking second in the world, with a population of approximately 40.8 million and a GDP of about 2.15 trillion US dollars.

Map of Canada and the United States

The land area of the United States is 9.37 million square kilometers, ranking fourth in the world, with a population of approximately 335 million and a GDP of about 27.8 trillion US dollars.

Both Canada and the United States were once British colonies, and both belong to Anglo-Saxon nations. The United States is the only land neighbor of Canada, and for the past few decades, Canada's security has been heavily dependent on U.S. protection, with only 60,000 troops in the entire country.

Although Canada is one of the main members of the G7, its economy is highly dependent on the United States, with 50% of Canada's GDP related to the U.S. market.

The United States is Canada's largest trading partner. Canada exports approximately 520 billion US dollars worth of goods to the United States annually, while importing approximately 430 billion US dollars worth of goods from the United States. Canada earns a trade surplus of 90 billion US dollars annually from the United States, which is the main source of export revenue for Canada.

Trump

In the past few decades, Canada naturally believed that as long as it followed the United States' requirements in diplomacy and defense, everything would be fine. However, after President Trump took office, he first imposed tariffs on Canadian goods and even threatened to make Canada the 51st state of the United States.

Trudeau

Trump's tariff policy had a fatal impact on Canada, and Prime Minister Trudeau resigned under pressure.

Facing the change in the United States, Canada finally realized that this time the United States was serious, and the relationship between Canada and the United States could never go back to the way it used to be.

Melanie Joly

According to reports by Russia's Sputnik News Agency, on April 4th local time, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly stated during the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting that after the United States imposed tariffs on Canadian goods, the relationship between Canada and the United States would be different from before.

Melanie Joly emphasized that Canada is the largest customer of the United States, as it buys more American goods than any other European or country.

Melanie Joly

In response to reporters' questions about whether U.S. tariffs would disrupt trade stability and how "European partners" should respond, Joly said, "We know that after the United States imposes tariffs on goods, the relationship between Canada and the United States will be different. We hope Europeans can also understand this: the relationship with the United States has changed because they want to adopt a different approach."

Imposing tariffs by the United States will severely affect Canada's economic development. Canada has no other options left. Currently, only the EU and our market can save Canada's economy, but the EU is also struggling under the U.S. tariff policy and does not have much ability to help Canada.

For the past few decades, Canada has always followed the U.S. lead in foreign affairs and adopted an unfriendly policy towards us. Naturally, we won't help such a fickle country. Helping Canada at this point would be like enacting the story of "The Farmer and the Snake."

Whether it's Canada or the EU, they once considered the United States their closest ally. Now they suddenly find out that this ally won't even spare them, and it's too late to regret.

The Western countries are all a group of unscrupulous opportunists; the government in power now speaks human language, but the next one might speak devilish words. Western countries have no credibility, and this should be a lesson we always remember; forgetting it will result in losses.

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