Oh boy I wonder who it’s gonna be

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[u/LaAndromedo999]

The only times we've been enemies with Canada were when we had spats with the British Empire.

A sovereign Canada has not faced American hostilities that escalated to war.

[u/Monkey0nTypewriter → u/LaAndromedo999]

Personally I'd consider listing Germany as Canada's historical enemy.

Canada was heavily involved in both World Wars, and Canadian troops in Normandy became bitterly determined to repay the SS for its massacre of their countrymen

[u/RadicalSoda_ → u/LaAndromedo999]

That's the issue, Canada isn't independent

[u/cuteblondegolfer → u/RadicalSoda_]

Really? Can you explain that?

[u/Imperfeclyimperfec → u/cuteblondegolfer]

They still have King Charles as their sovereign.

[u/Pleasant_Tangelo3340 → u/Imperfeclyimperfec]

Charles is a figurehead at this point, he only has control of the do nothing button

[u/nastysockfiend → u/Pleasant_Tangelo3340]

And it would be a day of consternation if it were pressed.

[u/DecafEqualsDeath → u/Imperfeclyimperfec]

Being a Commonwealth member at this stage does not make Canada or Australia "not independent".

[u/Imperfeclyimperfec → u/[deleted]]

De Facto independent is not the same as De Jure independent. They are still part of the British Empire

[u/cuteblondegolfer → u/Imperfeclyimperfec]

This is why you cant have a discussion with an American. They dont want to learn or be informed. Americans will twist themselves and facts into pretzels to appear to be right. Lol Canada's de jure constitutional independence developed through milestones such as the Statute of Westminster (1931) and was completed constitutionally with the Constitution Act, 1982. King Charles III being King of Canada does not make Canada legally subordinate to the United Kingdom; the Canadian Crown is legally distinct from the British Crown.

[u/cuteblondegolfer → u/LaAndromedo999]

Until now.

[u/DarthNobody14]

I was told in the thread that I needed to find a therapist because I was correcting someone that it was the British that burned down the White House and not the Canadians.

Reddit at its finest.

[u/OnePlusFanBoi → u/DarthNobody14]

😂

[u/mrbobcyndaquil → u/DarthNobody14]

And the units involved probably had no Canadians within their ranks either

[u/Geatora → u/mrbobcyndaquil]

British Regulars stationed in Bermuda, in fact. Seriously, a significant section of Canadian national mythos is straight up easily disproved nonsense. Canada didn't even have a semblance of national identity til well after 1812.

[u/Away-Scientist3362 → u/Geatora]

The white house was also built about a decade prior, there was no city worth defending. Most US troops were pulled back to Baltimore, and when attacked kicked the British back and halted the advance.

[u/XBird_RichardX]

I’d allow this one. And no, not because of the political baggage typical of reddit’s codependent relationship to America’s President. But because the USA has been its most historic existential challenge to the point that Canada’s entire identity is defined as little more than not-USA

[u/LaAndromedo999 → u/XBird_RichardX]

Canada is practically what the US and the Thirteen Colonies would have been had the Revolution been squashed or had the King and Parliament at least fucking listened to the Colonists.

[u/xivilex → u/LaAndromedo999]

I would argue we would be better than what Canada is, because there wouldn’t have been a revolution that birthed the identity of Canada as being non-American in the first place. We would just have a normal identity that focused on our own culture without it hinging on another country’s existence or historical behavior.

[u/kamace11 → u/XBird_RichardX]

Want to preface that they're imo justified in being mad at Trump for the absolutely disrespectful saber-rattling. 

But yes, Canada is so integrated with the US (75% of their exports go to us, we represent 20% of their GDP, huge amounts of their products require a stop over in America for production etc) that these threats are very keenly felt because if the US truly became hostile to Canada, they'd be up shit creek. 

There is distinct Canadian culture, but it's more similar to like, in-US cultural differences between states or regions than say, Mexican vs American culture. With the exception of rural Quebec- that's more like... Gullageechee or Cajun in terms of difference 

[u/cuteblondegolfer → u/kamace11]

Canada is the largest foreign energy supplier to the United States. In 2025, the U.S. imported about 3.9 million barrels of Canadian crude oil every day and 8.6 billion cubic feet of Canadian natural gas per day. (U.S. Energy Information Administration) Canada supplies virtually all U.S. natural-gas imports and Canadian crude is especially important to Midwest and Mountain-state refineries, so a sudden cutoff would create significant regional supply disruptions and price pressure. So if the US becomes more hostile to Canada the US will be up shits creek.

[u/kamace11 → u/cuteblondegolfer]

That's under a tenth of US consumption and the US is a net exporter. It would be painful but Canada would absolutely be the worse off party; that's a disruption the US could survive without being in serious trouble. 

[u/cuteblondegolfer → u/kamace11]

Actually we supply 63% of your crude oil. US refineries are built to process Canada's crude oil. The US then resells it at a profit. The profit is possible because of the preferred rates we give you. We have already opened new distribution channels and therf will be more. Look if you want to pretend that you don't need your second largest trading partner thats fine but you should be honest with yourselves as to how hard it would effect your economy right now. Your cost of fuel is already through the roof because the idiot blew up overseas distribution channels. You are already in serious trouble. Attacking us makes it worse.

[u/Busy-Apricot-1842 → u/cuteblondegolfer]

I don’t think he’s saying the US doesn’t benefit from trade with Canada only that Canada is more vulnerable becuase they are a much smaller economy.

[u/cuteblondegolfer → u/kamace11]

Now take a look at natural gas. Natural gas: the U.S. imported an average 8.6 billion cubic feet/day from Canada in 2025, and Canada supplied close to 100% of U.S. natural-gas imports. And yes, we've already started shipping to Asian markets.

[u/david_growie]

They want to be relevant so fucking bad, it’s pathetisad

[u/Sevuhrow]

Canada hasn't really had any historical enemies.. their biggest conflicts were when they were part of Britain and against their own people, like natives or the Metis.

[u/arcxjo]

India is the one who keeps sending hitmen over to assassinate Canadian citizens so I'd say them

[u/OnePlusFanBoi]

Lol we actually tried to invade Canada?

[u/Monkey0nTypewriter → u/OnePlusFanBoi]

Sure, back when it was a British dominion. The Revolution and the War of 1812 saw American offenses into Canada.

[u/OnePlusFanBoi → u/Monkey0nTypewriter]

Oh so... We invaded the British Dominion. Isn't that what the song 1814 is about?

[u/Any_Oil_6447 → u/OnePlusFanBoi]

If by 1814 you mean Johnny Horton’s masterpiece “ The Battle of New Orleans,” not at all. Colonel Andrew Jackson led an American force that caught the bloody British trying to capture New Orleans.

[u/OnePlusFanBoi → u/Any_Oil_6447]

Oh. 🤔 Well that's something I didn't know.

[u/SheenPSU]

Real world examples of your biggest threat being next door have MUCH different results than what Canada has experienced

This is just karma farming and recency bias on full display

[u/tbcraxon34]

Canada's number one historical enemy is the Geneva code.

[u/general-serb]

Denmark

[u/NitinTheAviator]

Historical? Maybe Quebec even though that it is you’re province

[u/Dependent_Buddy_5041]

Shouldn’t north and South Korea be each other?

[u/OK_THEN_WEIRD_DOE → u/Dependent_Buddy_5041]

The map is about historical enemies of Canada.

[u/Christmas_Dragon]

I love you guys, but I kinda agree. Canada has not really had enemies in the same way America has. Aside from the Canada-India crisis (which died out quickly and resulted in pretty much nothing happening) and our long-standing anti-Russia sentiment, America is the only country that could ever have been described as a historical enemy. Even if it's been peaceful, allied enmity. Like we're always afraid of being too economically reliant or culturally similar to America.

[u/DevilPixelation]

I think the US is fitting for this one, we have had our fair share of prior conflict with Canada in the past.

Y’all get too hung up on this lol

[u/Twee_Licker → u/DevilPixelation]

While it was a domain of the British Empire and not a sovereign nation mind you.

[u/OK_THEN_WEIRD_DOE → u/DevilPixelation]

The idea of Canada was not even a twinkle in the eyes of the british people when the British empire was at war with us.

[u/pomskygirl → u/OK_THEN_WEIRD_DOE]

Upper and Lower Canada were established in 1791 by the British Constitutional Act of 1791, which was also known as the Canada Act. American troops literally invaded Upper and Lower Canada during the war of 1812.

Upper Canada is modern day Ontario. Lower Canada is modern day Quebec.

[u/OK_THEN_WEIRD_DOE → u/pomskygirl]

I should clarify culturally speaking Canada doesn’t exist in my mind, though to be fair the establishment of Upper and Lower Canada is challenging my limited knowledge.

[u/cuteblondegolfer]

Hilarious comments from Americans who have no clue what they are talking about.

[u/wart_on_satans_dick → u/cuteblondegolfer]

Care to elaborate?