Could the tensions between Canada and the US escalate over trade?

An online question: “Could the tensions between Canada and the United States escalate over trade, resources, and rude insults?”
This feud between two once-good neighbours could turn into something irreparable, if it hasn’t already.

A flag of the United States and Canada’s Maple Leaf flag, with an attached zipper half undone, showing the two nations growing apart.

Let me explain;


In our finest days, the U.S. and Canada were, by definition, joined at the hip; we were that close as nations. We were envied by the world for having the longest undefended border between two friendly countries.

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