Norman Hillmer has devoted his career to the unique relationship between Canada and its southern neighbour. Still, nothing could have prepared him for the current state of affairs, with Donald Trump’s hate-on for our country leading to an economic assault and threats that felt empty a few weeks ago—including Trump’s plan to make Canada “the 51st state”—becoming more and more conceivable. “It is very clear he has Canada in his sights,” says Hillmer, a professor of history and international relations at Carleton University. Here, he explains the current chaos through the lens of history and why Justin Trudeau’s Mean Girls act at the 2019 NATO summit may be coming back to haunt us. |
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| Donald Trump’s tariffs and annexation threats have spurred a wave of Canadian nationalism, with businesses and consumers boycotting American everything. We talked to shoppers outside Loblaws to get their read on Trump’s tariffs and see what they’re doing about them. |
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| Baroness von Sketch Show alumnae Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show, Small Achievable Goals, takes aim at menopause. How funny is that? |
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What to see, do, hear and read this month |
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A MUSICAL JOURNEY THROUGH A FOLK ROCK ANTHEM |
A long, long time ago, Don McLean penned a lengthy, cryptic ode to the dawn of rock and roll. Despite cropping up at every summer campfire in the decades since, the lyrics of “American Pie” famously contain innumerable enigmas. To get to the bottom of them, performer and Soulpepper musical director Mike Ross composed Inside American Pie, an auditory tour of the iconic song’s many references. The show has been going strong for four years across the East Coast, and this month it hits Toronto’s CAA Theatre for the first time. For fans dying to know the story behind the day the music died, this’ll be the day that they’ll try. March 12 to 30, CAA Theatre |
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| Toronto Life’s iconic Best Restaurants event, presented by Uber Eats, is back on May 12 at the Evergreen Brick Works. Save the date and prepare your appetite for an immersive culinary experience featuring the talented chefs and restaurants that make up the June Where to Eat Now issue, celebrating the very best places to eat in Toronto. Get your early bird tickets here. |
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