The Globe and Mail, Canada's most influential national newspaper, published on the 5th rarely opened a skylight on its front page, publishing only "Strong and Free" in bold letters to express its protest against the US's tariff war. The newspaper published an editorial that day, calling on other Western countries to learn to survive without relying on the United States. The abstract of the article is as follows:
The United States has launched an unreasonable and unnecessary trade war to isolate the United States from other countries. For its own benefit, the United States is trying to destroy the world at great cost. The reality is exactly the opposite of "Make America Great Again": America is becoming an isolated country, a country that stands aside and watches.
The editorial pointed out that from the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to the World Trade Organization, the United States has been a key player in promoting the reduction of tariffs. Now, those countries centered around the United States will have to take charge of their own security and develop more reliable trading partnerships.
The editorial said that out of necessity for survival, these countries will have to rearrange who they trade with and on what terms, which may isolate an unreliable United States. Given enough time, the Western world will learn to survive without relying on the United States, a historic shift.