Save Canada! A Conversation with Global Affairs Experts Andrea Chalupa & Marcus Kolga

The PoliticsGirl Podcast

MeidasTouch Network, Leigh McGowan

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Expert in Soviet and Ukrainian history, Andrea Chalupa joins me and human rights activist and expert in Russia and disinformation Marcus Kolga, to discuss how important it is Canada not follow America down the path to authoritarianism laid by Russian influence and disinformation. Canadians need to understand they’re dealing with the same psychological warfare that was successful in America, and use the US as a cautionary tale. Donald Trump isn’t kidding when he says he wants to take over Canada, so Canadians need to vote for the leader who isn’t in bed with those who would let that to happen… As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever. Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIAL: Andrea Chalupa: https://www.andreachalupa.com/ Twitter: @AndreaChalupa @GaslitNation Instagram: @andreachalupa YouTube: @gaslitnation Marcus Kolga: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/cm-expert/marcus-kolga/ Instagram: @marcuskolga BlueSky: @marcuskolga.bsky.social As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl https://mudwtr.com code: politicsgirl https://ShopMDhearing.com code: politicsgirl https://faynutrition.com/politicsgirl https://GoPure.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl

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0:00.0	We need Americans to move very quickly and start imagining very quickly.
0:06.3	It's not just us.
0:07.3	It is the rest of the democratic world.
0:09.1	We need you to come back and snap out of this.
0:13.7	And we need you to do it very, very quickly.
0:15.6	It's not just you.
0:16.2	It's all of us that are being impacted by it.
0:30.4	Hello, and welcome to the Politics Girl podcast.
0:31.8	I'm your host Lee McGowan.
0:32.9	Let's get into it.
0:35.9	As you may or may not know, I'm Canadian by birth.
0:38.1	I moved to America for school in 2000,
0:43.6	met and married an American, and have been a dual citizen since 2008. So this rising tension between the two countries that I call home is not only shocking and unnecessary, it's
0:48.4	extremely personal to me. Along with the ridiculous tariffs meant to cripple the Canadian
0:53.0	economy for no discernible reason,
0:55.1	one of the newest changes to our country's relationship is the Trump administration proposing
0:59.6	Canadians be fingerprinted and registered if they stay in the U.S. over 30 days.
1:04.5	This is something that has never happened before, as Canadians are a huge part of the American
1:08.7	tourism industry and millions of Canadians own property in the U.S.
1:12.5	with a fair amount spending their entire winters in states like Arizona and Florida.
1:17.1	This drastic decision, along with the trade war and talks of annexing the entire country,
1:21.7	are uprooting a centuries-long allied relationship.
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