Former White House strategist Steve Bannon says Canadians face a stark choice as global power players redraw economic and security maps.Speaking on a recent episode of The Winston Marshall Show, Bannon said the election of Liberal Leader Mark Carney is not a “victory for the globalists” but proof voters have yet to confront challenges he claims are growing by the day.“The Canadian people have a crisis,” Bannon told Marshall. “They’re going to have to address it.”Bannon listed two flashpoints. .First, he predicted friction between Ottawa and resource‑rich provinces such as Alberta and Saskatchewan as US tariffs pull auto and other manufacturing back across the border. The long‑standing integrated North American economy, Bannon said, “shouldn’t be assumed” to last.Second, he warned Canada could become “the next Ukraine” if Russia or China presses territorial claims in the Arctic. “There’s no money there to defend anybody,” said Bannon, arguing the United Kingdom, Canada’s historic security partner, “can’t defend itself.”Bannon called Carney “a classic Goldman Sachs guy” who offers “happy talk” while avoiding hard decisions about defence spending or industrial strategy. .In Bannon’s view, Carney must choose between “Dominion status” under the old Commonwealth or a tighter military pact with the US.Bannon suggested Ottawa has only “two, maybe three years” to act before external pressures harden. Failure to move quickly, Bannon added, could spark renewed talk of provincial separation and embolden foreign adversaries to test Canada.Bannon also dismissed Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as a “phony populist,” noting the Conservative leader criticized Trump and even lost his own riding in last month’s vote. “He’s never a guy anybody’s asked me to get on CPAC or my show,” said Bannon.Bannon predicted Canadians will soon “reject Trudeau‑type policies” and demand a tougher stance on trade, security, and the country itself.
