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Travel with Rick Steves

Rick Steves

Rick Steves, Public Radio, 721132, Europe, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Npr, Travel

4.32.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Two prominent Canadian authors share their perspective on today's strained political relationship between the US and its northern neighbor. They reflect on their country's geography, diversity, strength, and identity, and consider the history and attitudes that make Canada distinct from the US. And of course, they talk a bit of hockey.

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0:00.0

Have you noticed the number of Canadians coming into the United States to visit and shop is way down this year.

0:07.8

The lure of the United States for Canadians to travel is still significant with beautiful geography and people, friends, family, all of that.

0:18.3

But it's on hold and it's being put on hold by basically one individual.

0:24.0

Coming up, Canadian friends explain how they're taking President Trump's provocations personally.

0:29.5

We are independent and will always be independent, of spirit, and of mind, and of geography.

0:34.9

Rick Antonson and Wade Davis remind us what it means to them to be Canadian.

0:39.6

Our slogan, our national motto, if you will, wouldn't inspire revolution, peace, order,

0:45.2

and good government.

0:46.5

But that's, in fact, what we've had since the Confederation in 1867.

0:51.6

Come along for what promises to be an illuminating hour with the next-door neighbors.

0:56.2

It's Travel with Rick Steves.

1:00.5

Canada and the U.S. have been great neighbors for a long time. It's been a point of pride for

1:06.0

generations. The longest national border in the world, more than 5,500 miles' worth, has always been a sign of

1:13.6

friendship and cooperation between our two nations.

1:16.6

Hey, I'm Rick Steves. All my life, when driving three hours north from Seattle to Vancouver,

1:22.6

I've enjoyed the monument that marks the border between Blaine Washington and Surrey, British Columbia.

1:28.2

When I was little, my dad took me to the Peace Arch, the state and provincial park right

1:33.1

there shared by both countries, and we read the inscriptions etched on that majestic white arch.

1:40.1

On the U.S. side, it reads, Children of a Common Mother,

1:46.8

referring to our common origin from the British Empire.

1:49.2

The words on the Canadian side read,

1:51.5

Brethren dwelling together in unity,

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