Are Canadians even a little ungrateful to the United States?
As global tensions continue to escalate, Canada’s unwillingness to answer the call raises uncomfortable questions.
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Article by Rebel News staff
It’s not often that Canadians are forced to look in the mirror on foreign policy. We prefer to think of ourselves as helpful, principled and engaged. But lately, that image is getting harder to maintain, especially when compared to the outsized role played by the United States.
Take the tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. As threats to global oil shipping intensify, the U.S. has once again stepped in to patrol one of the world’s most critical waterways. But this time, Washington isn’t just acting, it’s asking. Asking allies to contribute, even symbolically, to a shared problem.
And what’s the response? A collective shrug.
Countries like the UK and France are offering excuses dressed up as strategy, while others simply sit it out. Canada, for its part, isn’t refusing outright ... it’s worse. We couldn’t meaningfully contribute even if we wanted to. Years of underinvestment have left our military lacking the equipment needed for modern conflict. Sending a Canadian naval vessel into a high-risk zone wouldn’t be helpful, it would be a liability.
Yet, despite that reality, Canadian officials still show up to international meetings, projecting relevance without offering results.
Meanwhile, the United States continues to shoulder the burden. With troops stationed across Europe and Asia, and naval forces stretched across key global chokepoints, America effectively underwrites the security of its allies, including Canada. Through NORAD and its broader military dominance, it protects North America in ways Canadians rarely acknowledge.
This is where the frustration from figures like Donald Trump and Marco Rubio begins to make more sense. Their argument isn’t subtle: why should the U.S. continue acting as the world’s security guarantor when its allies won’t even offer token support in return?
It’s a fair question and one Canada doesn’t have a good answer for.
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COMMENTS
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Paul Scofield commented 2026-04-07 09:29:17 -0400Historically, from afar, most Americans have regarded Canada as simply “there” in the best sense: reliable, honorable, hardworking and brave. Even now that belief remains true, though narrowed in scope to Alberta (certainly), Saskatchewan (likely) and parts of eastern BC, the NWT and the Yukon (probably). From Manitoba, east, the Provinces are more-or-less considered liberal hell-holes, much like CA, NY and MN in the States.
I wonder how much of the anti-American craziness of the LPC and NDP is Trudeau- and Carney-fostered home-grown and how much is due to the influx and progeny of Vietnam War draft-dodging American trash heading north in the late ’60s and early ’70s. The age, tactics and rhetoric of the “protesters” suggest both. -
Anthony Salotti commented 2026-04-07 09:08:42 -0400I’ve always been grateful to Americans . I’ve done a lot of business with them over the years and made a lot of friends down there . It’s funny how many Canadians don’t like the USA . Pretty sad .
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Dominick Zimmerman commented 2026-04-06 23:35:33 -0400Everyone east of Saskatchewan are ungrateful. PS…I agree with Bruce!
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Bruce Atchison commented 2026-04-06 21:20:22 -0400Canadians ARE ungrateful. Trump needs to block all leftist politicians from entering America. And countries breaking their NATO pledge must have U.S. bases removed immediately. Or Americans should just barge their way into those French and Spanish bases and tell their governments to pound sand.
