American invasion of Canada would spark decades-long insurgency, expert predicts

HALIFAX – If U.S. President Donald Trump fails in his stated goal of annexing Canada through economic force, what would happen if he ordered the world’s most powerful military to invade?Some experts and academics say it’s a notion too preposterous to even contemplate. But Aisha Ahmad isn’t one of them.“When you look at the power (imbalance) between the U.S. and Canada, an invasion would immediately result in the defeat of the Canadian Armed Forces,” said the University of Toronto political science professor, who last month published an essay on the subject in The Conversation.“But a conventional military victory is not the end of this story. It’s just the beginning.”Trump started openly musing about making Canada the 51st state in December, and on Jan. 7 he said the United States might use the military to seize control of Greenland and the Panama Canal. When asked that day if he would use military force to annex Canada, he said: “No, economic force.” The incendiary comments left Canadi...