This smells like laying the groundwork for “blame Canada.” Take legitimate disagreements over tariffs, meetings with elected officials and unrelated individual voting cases, bundle them together under “election interference,” and you have a convenient foreign villain if the political results disappoint. That does not establish a coordinated Canadian operation. It creates a narrative. Actual unlawful conduct should be investigated on its evidence. Charges are not convictions. Individual wrongdoing does not establish government involvement. And advocating against policies that hurt Canadian workers does not automatically constitute election interference. Meanwhile, perhaps Washington should revisit the “51st state” rhetoric before lecturing Canadians about respecting sovereignty. You cannot demand complete deference to your political independence while treating your neighbour’s independence as negotiable. Any offers of American support for Canadian separatists deserve scrutiny too. Any allegations of funding should be tested against evidence. The standard must work in both directions. Americans decide American elections. Canadians decide Canada’s future. If American voters dislike the consequences of American policies, that is something their elected officials need to answer for. Canada should not become the scapegoat for decisions made in Washington. Time to look in the mirror. 🇨🇦🇺🇸