Some of the government authoritarians in Ottawa and DC may think they have the upper hand at the moment. As usual, government authoritarians are very shortsighted.
Sticking to Cold War–era assumptions is a recipe for a suboptimal foreign policy, which could increase the probability of the US stumbling into a disastrous war of choice.
Canada is now freezing the assets of people who dare to protest government power. When the government controls the money and the financial system, human rights mean very little.
