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\u201cThose whose politics is to destroy, to diminish, dismantle, they\u2019re not going to change their instincts. This in many respects, this is their moment. We can\u2019t match them by being timid imitations of them by pining for an old order that\u2019s not going to return. It can only be answered by positive action, by building what comes next.<\/em>” \u2014Prime Minister Mark Carney<\/p>\n\n\n

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Last week, I wrote about the importance of Canada remaining a monarchy, especially given what is going on in the United States, a republic, amid threats by the Trump Administration to Canada\u2019s economy and sovereignty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, I want to talk about internal challenges facing Canada that must be addressed if our sovereignty and our ability to control our own future are to remain intact and impervious to outside influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my view, Canada\u2019s sovereignty is threatened less by foreign rhetoric than by domestic division, constitutional drift, weak national purposes and governments that too often place regional or partisan interests ahead of Canada itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada is not only a monarchy but also a federation. Political leadership is divided in Canada between the provinces and the federal government. That often creates tension and sometimes raises the question of who is really in charge. This means that Canada constantly lives with two competing realities.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some would argue that this is no different than the United States, but it is. Imagine, for example, what would happen if any state in America seriously proposed to separate from the United States. It would not be a long conversation, and it would be quickly shut down by the federal government by any means necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not so in Canada. We have been batting around issues of separation here, almost since Confederation, like a cat bats around a ball of wool. Our Constitution may be a factor in allowing this to occur, but especially in this day and age, it is extremely dangerous and a threat to Canada\u2019s sovereignty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Separation movements in Quebec and Alberta are not merely provincial debates. They are clearly national security and sovereignty issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federations like Canada only work when governments still believe that the country itself matters more than any regional political gain. That does not mean that regional differences should not be celebrated and respected. We are, after all, a large and diverse country with two founding languages and different challenges in most parts of Canada. We are not all cut from the same cloth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, a federation without a serious sense of nationhood is, in my view, eventually doomed to unravel, eventually becoming little more than individual entities competing with each other for their own gain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The crux of the matter to me is that I cannot see how sovereignty in Canada can exist over the long haul without national unity. And please do not pretend that we have it now, because we do not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foreign governments pay attention to division. If a country appears fractured internally, its international leverage weakens considerably. Allies question stability, investors hesitate, foreign powers exploit our divisiveness and national programs and economic initiatives stall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States, in particular, prefers dealing with a weaker and more regionally divided Canada because it increases American leverage both economically and politically. As one pundit recently opined, \u201cA house arguing over whether it wishes to remain standing cannot effectively defend itself from external pressure.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A long time ago, there was a popular comic strip called \u2018POGO\u2019. I haven\u2019t seen it in years, but I still recall one of that character\u2019s famous lines: \u201cWe have met the enemy and he is us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do not see that as an expression of despair. I view it as an appropriate way to remind ourselves that the first responsibility for preserving Canada is the active, rather than passive, willingness of its own people to hold it together.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To protect our sovereignty, Canada must become more internally disciplined and strategically serious. Attacks on our sovereignty and on our economy by the United States have certainly spurred us in that direction, but we have a long way to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have much work still to do in building economic independence, reducing overreliance on the United States, further strengthening internal trade, developing energy infrastructure, protecting our sovereignty in the Arctic, restoring confidence in national institutions and demanding that political leadership in all parts of Canada prioritize the country over polarization. We cannot be deterred by knee-jerk objections from self-serving entities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The comment by the Prime Minister in his quote at the beginning of this article, that \u201cWe cannot pine away for an old order that is not going to return,\u201d was, of course, directed at the United States. But it was directed at Canadians as well. It was a call to action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Carney, or for that matter, any other prime minister, cannot protect Canada\u2019s sovereignty on their own, regardless of how capable they may be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my view, Canada\u2019s greatest immediate threat is not annexation, invasion or even economic pressure from the United States. Rather, it is the erosion of national coherence and a strong sense of national unity and determination from within. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nations do not remain sovereign just because maps say they are countries, just a line in the sand. In attacking Canada\u2019s sovereignty, President Donald Trump has made exactly that point. Rather, Canada will remain sovereign only if its citizens and various governments act decisively as though our country is worth preserving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of simply blaming external threats for the survival of Canada\u2019s sovereignty, we must ask ourselves the harder question: whether Canada has the internal unity, confidence and institutional strength necessary to withstand and to overcome those threats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One way or another, Canada needs to get its house in order if we want to protect and preserve our national sovereignty. That means, first and foremost, that national agreement and unity must be the top priority for Canadians and for the politicians that govern us. Pardon the pun, but it trumps everything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does that mean a constitutional conference or a national summit on Canadian unity? I wish I knew. What I do know is that it needs clear, strong and determined political leadership that can forge a consensus among Canadians, achieve unity and speak with one voice in protecting Canada\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pogo may have it right. We have found the enemy, and it is us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hugh Mackenzie.                                              <\/p>\n\n\n

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Hugh Mackenzie has held elected office as a trustee on the Muskoka Board of Education, a Huntsville councillor, a District councillor, and mayor of Huntsville. He has also served as chairman of the District of Muskoka and as chief of staff to former premier of Ontario, Frank Miller.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hugh has also served on a number of provincial, federal and local boards, including chair of the Ontario Health Disciplines Board, vice-chair of the Ontario Family Health Network, vice-chair of the Ontario Election Finance Commission, and board member of Roy Thomson Hall, the National Theatre School of Canada, and the Anglican Church of Canada. Locally, he has served as president of the Huntsville Rotary Club, chair of Huntsville District Memorial Hospital, chair of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation, president of Huntsville Festival of the Arts, and board member of Community Living Huntsville.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In business, Hugh Mackenzie has a background in radio and newspaper publishing. He was also a founding partner and CEO of Enterprise Canada, a national public affairs and strategic communications firm established in 1986.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, Hugh is president of C3 Digital Media Inc., the parent company of Doppler Online, and he enjoys writing commentary for Huntsville Doppler.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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