On the record · Updated October 18, 2026
Canadian historian
2 things Robert Bothwell said, verbatim, from August 31, 2026 to September 8, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“to subordinate Canada and at best make it a colony, at worst absorb it into the United States”
on the 'Lake Ontario' sign responding to Trump's 'Lake America' quip
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“Carney and Canada have become symbolic of resistance to him," Canadian historian Robert Bothwell said. "And what he'll want to do is make an example of Carney and Canada and theoretically terrify everybody else while in fact showing them that they need to remove themselves even further from the United States.”
on why Trump is targeting Canada as a warning to other US allies
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