THE OUTLAW LEDGER: Canada Is Not a Partner--It's an Empire

Susan reads Canada's rap sheet — transshipment smuggling, forced-labor failures, snow-washing--and contrasts Chris Wright's civilizational case for energy with Joly's "geo-industrialization," as a Green Party petition targets Ambassador Hoekstra;

By Promethean Action Susan Kokinda——Bio and Archives--August 20, 2026

President Trump announced a three-day pause on planned 50% tariffs against Canada, citing a pending deal and suggesting Keystone XL could be revived.

Susan Kokinda argues the dispute is larger than USMCA negotiations, portraying Canada as an “outlaw” that enables transshipment “smuggling,” fails to enforce forced-labor bans, and facilitates “snow-washing” through weak corporate transparency and money laundering documented in British Columbia’s Cullen Commission.

She contrasts U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s pro-development case for oil and gas as civilizational progress with Canadian Minister Mélanie Joly’s Chatham House speech promoting “geo-industrialization” and a Mark Carney-aligned “middle powers” strategy against U.S. and China “hegemons.”

Kokinda highlights a House of Commons petition led by Green Party leader Elizabeth May to declare U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra persona non grata, and notes Joly’s outreach to U.S. lawmakers and cities during the trade fight.

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