Sitting in Ottawa's Rainbow Bistro, preparing for his band to play a gig, former MP Charlie Angus was reflecting on the past year. "I think I was one of the first people to come out and start using terms like the fascist threat," Angus recalled. In January, while still an MP, Angus began a Substack called The Resistance with columns that stand up for Canada, warn about the risk of Trump's administration and, as Angus says, "kick at the darkness." Angus said Canadians have moved from a sense of panic and urgency in January and February to "a determination to be something different." "I think that's what Canadians want."

Source: CBC News December 29, 2025 13:32 UTC