Canada Is Angry at Trump. Leighton Grey Says Look Closer to Home

Talk Truth 09.17.26 – Leighton Grey | Lawyer and Grey Matter host Leighton Grey returns to discuss what he sees behind the growing divide between Canada and the United States. Grey argues that the conflict goes much deeper than tariffs and trade, touching on Canadian identity, faith, religious liberty and the political direction of the country. He also discusses Donald Trump, Mark Carney, the rhetoric surrounding Canada-U.S. relations and why he believes Canadians should be paying closer attention to their own government as tensions with their closest neighbour continue.

00:00 – Introduction
03:42 – Guest comes in: Leighton Grey
04:51 – A Tangled Web
05:14 – Trump and the 51st state
08:27 – What’s really dividing Canada and America?
09:17 – Faith and Canadian identity
14:59 – Religious liberty
16:33 – Why Canadians react to Trump
17:41 – Canada’s anger toward America
18:02 – Inside the Prime Minister’s Office
21:22 – Are Canadians angry at the wrong government?
22:55 – Where could Canada-U.S. tensions lead?
24:54 – Canada, America and China
27:00 – “Battered Canuck syndrome”
27:16 – Final thoughts