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#1274 Canada’s in a Cold War with America, but America Hasn’t Noticed
It’s been one year since Trump started threatening Canada’s economy and our sovereignty
James Nicholson
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Jules Bugiel
Producer
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
max collins
Director of Audio
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher

But with all this story’s twists and turns, have Canadians grown complacent about what’s at stake?

Producer James Nicholson steps into the host’s chair to make a bold case that Canada isn’t just in a tariff war. We’re in a cold war. And we need to start acting like it.

American writer and podcaster Jay Caspian Kang weighs in.

Host: James Nicholson

Credits: Jules Bugiel (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio and Fact Checking), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Jay Caspian Kang

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