# Short: Manifest destiny

An episode of [West of Centre](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620), 19 Mar 2025, 25 min.

Audio: https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-HwfalpJU-20250319.mp3?ttag=season:6,episode:214

The border between Canada and the United States may seem fixed today, but more than a century ago, it was anything but. In this episode of West of Centre Short, host Rob Brown explores the political storms of the 19th century — when Canadians feared American annexation, tariffs fueled tensions, and the idea of manifest destiny shaped expansionist ambitions. Historian Elizabeth Jameson explains how those forces continue to influence politics — and Donald Trump — today.

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