US-Canada Relations

Here are a few important points.

• The discussion questions are viewable online, so we will save paper by not printing them out.
• The videos are curated by Francisco Park, who is a member of https://www.buddytree.org

Here are the video and discussion questions for this event:
https://www.buddytree.org/hangout/7j83sO0Smz

Video:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbwxQFuh3zQ&t=1320s (30:29)

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEljoVCrImw (5:44)

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9_vFEOI6wc (3:51)

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJblOPc_TbQ (12:04)

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAi-TFwt5z0 (2:31)

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJjsHbR9nNQ (14:11)

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHGNdlBFzX8 (3:51)

8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFByYkBvFUo (32:59)

9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3JiNJ3AArk (21:40)

Reading (Optional):

1. https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/04/24/how-canada-went-from-preachy-to-pragmatic

2. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/us-canada-relations-trump/682046/

3. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/opinion/canadian-election-trump-statehood-mark-carney.html

Spanish (Optional):

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvDlcpqqoSI (9:43)

2. https://elpais.com/eps/2025-04-26/una-bilioteca-que-tiene-una-puerta-en-canada-y-otra-en-estados-unidos-que-ahora-esta-cerrada.html

3. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/cm2j2d6nq36o

Italian (Optional):

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eqU2zoKOCg (10:16)

2. https://ilmanifesto.it/51esimo-stato-il-canada-reagisce-non-accadra-mai

Questions:

1. What comes to your mind when you think about Canada? (for non-Canadians)

What comes to your mind when you think about the United States (for non-Americans)

2. What do you envy about Canada? (for non-Canadians) What do you envy about the United States? (for non-Americans)

3. How has the relationship between Canadian and US leaders evolved in recent years?

4. How do you think the Canada-US relationship might evolve in the next decade, considering global trends and shifting priorities?

5. What are the potential consequences of increased tensions between Canada and the United States?

6. Can Canada and the US work together to promote clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

7. How might Canada assert its sovereignty in the face of US influence?

8. What factors allowed the US-Canadian border to remain undefended until today? What changes do you predict in border security?

9. Historically Canadian performers have been welcome and had success in the US. How will cultural exchange evolve going forward?

10. Are you hopeful about the future relations between the two countries? If so, why? If not, why not?

In Collaboration with Ceit Hustedde (Longtime Member of Buddytree)