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LETTER: An open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump

'You have caused a severe divide between our two countries'
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President Donald Trump (seen here in Washington on Feb. 10 2025) has caused a 'severe divide' between the U.S. and Canada, this writer says. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Editor,

An open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump:

With you placing more 25% taxes on our Canadian exports to your country, America, you are only hurting your own country. Your country will feel the impacts that all of you will feel in the future.

We don’t need your country for support or imports. Our country is self-sufficient and has valuable resources. We can survive without you.

You have caused a severe divide between our two countries. It is damaged and can’t ever be repaired.

This is the legacy that you can be proud of, President Trump.

Linda Ypenburg, Surrey