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Elbows up, Canada: Musical responses to Trump's Canada threats
https://www.alternet.org/canada-protest-songs/Elbows up, Canada: Musical responses to Trump’s Canada threats
The ConversationMarch 30, 2025
Some Canadian musicians and content creators are reflecting a sudden surge in patriotism as they listen anxiously to the crescendo and decrescendo of United States President Donald Trump’s rhetoric against their country.
The pro-Canada songs currently spreading across social media, including some by Canadian celebrities, reveal a range of reactions to Trump’s tariffs and annexation threats, while also contributing to the national mood.
These songs are striking, because Canadians have in recent decades been relatively uninterested in loud assertions of nationalist sentiment, outside of sporting events.
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TV host and comedian Tom Green’s “I’m a Canadian”, for example, is a humorous, self-deprecating song that celebrates Canada’s uniqueness without being exclusionary or making claims of exceptionalism.
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