Trump Threatened to Reject 1908 Canadian Border Treaty Prompting War Preparations

What was said

"Donald Trump announced that he was going to walk away from the 1908 boundary convention. By making that threat, Donald Trump was saying he was going to plunge North America into a dangerously destabilized situation. By walking away on the recognition of our sovereignty, Donald Trump was creating a moment for provocation to target us in any way he wanted."

Former Canadian MP Charlie Angus revealed that during a phone call with Prime Minister Trudeau, Trump threatened to abandon the 1908 boundary convention that established the 9,000 kilometer undefended border between the US and Canada. Angus characterized this as creating conditions for potential military conflict, with the Trump administration allegedly setting pretexts through claims about Canadian terrorism and fentanyl threats. Canada responded by preparing $155 billion in counter-tariffs, which reportedly caused the Trump administration to back down temporarily.