Canada Fears U.S. Intervention Similar to Venezuela’s
The concerns center on remarks by US President Donald Trump regarding potential annexation of Greenland and his repeated suggestions about absorbing Canada as America's 51st state—comments that experts now view as potential precursors to coercive action.
Adam Gordon, a former foreign affairs adviser, and academic Thomas Homer-Dixon authored a widely-circulated analysis in the Globe and Mail newspaper cautioning that Trump might deploy "military coercion" against Canada. Their assessment draws direct parallels to the Venezuelan situation.
"Nothing in international law protects Canada that shouldn't have protected Venezuela," the pair wrote, raising alarm that Washington could pursue similar tactics to control Canadian petroleum reserves.
The analysts also highlighted troubling signs of American meddling in Alberta's separatist movements. The oil-rich province has seen growing calls to secede from Canada and align with the United States. Jeffrey Rath, a key organizer of this separatist push, revealed to media that he has already conducted meetings with US State Department officials who back his agenda—though he refused to identify them by name. The State Department offered no comment on the allegation.
Gordon and Homer-Dixon urged media that Canada must signal that violations of its sovereignty would prove "enormously costly" for the US, calling for immediate investments in national defense capabilities, drone technology, and domestic military manufacturing.
Economic warfare has already intensified, with Trump leveling tariffs as high as 35% against Canadian exports over the past year while threatening further expansion. The president has defended these measures by claiming Canada unfairly benefits from bilateral trade arrangements.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has attempted diplomatic outreach, rolling back some retaliatory tariffs imposed by his predecessor and increasing defense expenditures. Yet experts caution that continued concessions risk undermining Canadian independence.
"Are we already a vassal state, and we just won't admit it to ourselves?" asked Carleton University professor Philippe Lagasse in comments to media, warning Canada could become "basically a tributary" to American power.
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