BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 11, 2025
You want to know why Canadians aren’t visiting Maine anymore? We’re done pretending that what’s happening south of our border is just politics. That we can separate “friendly neighbors” from the hostile rhetorWe’re not interested in being recruited, absorbed, or “saved.” We’re proud of our country.ic coming out of your leadership. When your president brags about taking over Canada by sabotaging our economy, that’s not just tough talk — it’s economic aggression. And then came the letter. A smug, condescending invitation from one of your own state senators, Joseph Martin, R-Rumford. He mocked our bilingualism, dismissed our parliamentary democracy, and treated our national identity like a failed experiment. We’re angry. We’re insulted. And we’re staying home. ~ Nicola Stefaniuk, Toronto, Ontario