They do most of their business with us. I've heard numbers 95 percent. But they need us. We don't need them. They've taken advantage of us for years, and it's time to stop. We can't lose 60 to 100 billion dollars a year for the privilege of allowing them to make cars. We don't want their cars.
Donald Trump · Remarks as published by the New York Post · September 3, 2026 · Original source →
US$872 billion of two-way trade in 2025, in both countries' own statistics — currency, period and basis with every figure.
“Canada is a country that has underinvested in its military that quite literally would get invaded by a foreign country were it not for the umbrella of protection provided by the United States of America.”
JD Vance
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We have to remember, Canada is a state — sorry, Freudian slip. That was actually an accident. Canada is a country that has underinvested in its military that quite literally would get invaded by a foreign country were it not for the umbrella of protection provided by the United States of America.
JD Vance, Vice President of the United States · Public remarks, as published by C-SPAN · August 24, 2026 · Original source →
One binational command since 1958, a Canadian region run from Winnipeg, and the named operations Canada runs with the United States.
