MAGA’s new plan to take Canada without firing a shot

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Canada slapped down Trump’s bizarre fantasy of taking over the country when it elected Mark Carney as PM, and Canadians are still boycotting travel to the USA. But MAGA has not given up on its ambition of annexing the North. And they’re targeting the province of Alberta, known as “The Texas of the North” – a place that’s innately right-wing, suspicious of government, resentful of the rest of the country, and full of oil. Canadian journalist John Last talks to Ros Taylor from Ottawa about the subversive campaign to MAGA-fy this chunk of Canada, and whether a mix of “useful idiots”, far-right cranks and redpilled Trump fanboys could turn Alberta into Canada’s equivalent of the Donbas. His verdict? “The core of this movement is treasonous.” www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Ros Taylor. Produced by Sophie Clark. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Artwork by James Parrett. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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