It’s a strange time to be a Canadian. In a development that follows the once seemingly ridiculous plot of the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, relations between the United States and Canada have become strained, as Donald Trump continues to make enemies of everyone, as part of a trade war in which he’s threatened to annex America’s neighbours to the north. For Stefan Babcock of Toronto punks PUP, it’s no laughing matter. The singer, songwriter and guitarist – who claims he couldn’t be friends with a Trump supporter – sighs that the hyperbole and chest-beating is white noise to distract from attempts to “push through terrible policies”, as well as affecting livelihoods in his homeland. “I don’t blame any of my American friends for not rea...
It’s a strange time to be a Canadian. In a development that follows the once seemingly ridiculous plot of the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, relations between the United States and Canada have become strained, as Donald Trump continues to make enemies of everyone, as part of a trade war in which he’s threatened to annex America’s neighbours to the north. For Stefan Babcock of Toronto punks PUP, it’s no laughing matter. The singer, songwriter and guitarist – who claims he couldn’t be friends with a Trump supporter – sighs that the hyperbole and chest-beating is white noise to distract from attempts to “push through terrible policies”, as well as affecting livelihoods in his homeland. “I don’t blame any of my American friends for not rea...