The Global Story
The Global Story
Are the US and Canada still friends?
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February 11, 2025
26 minutes
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Will Canadians sour on this special relationship amid Trump’s tariff threats? Canada and the US share the world’s longest undefended border and one of the closest alliances in the world. But President Trump’s new tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium, and his comments about making Canada the 51st US state, have strained those longstanding ties. Can the friendship last?
On this episode, presenter Jonny Dymond speaks to Jayme Poisson, host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation podcast Front Burner, and The Global Story’s reporter Peter Goffin.
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Producers: Peter Goffin and Mhairi MacKenzie
Sound engineer: Jack Graysmark
Assistant editors: Sergi Forcada Freixas and Richard Moran
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