D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁Mar 5

[Ontario artist Dara] Vandor created 20 plaques now installed throughout Western University's Weldon library as part of the speculative art series. She launched it in 2025 after President Donald Trump repeatedly suggested annexing Canada.

Source: CBC News Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/pax-americana-dara-vandor-9.7112877

What if Canada became the 51st state? This artist imagines what that future looks like | CBC News

Inside a London, Ont. library, official-looking plaques describe a fictional future where Canada has already been absorbed by the United States. The installation asks what happens when sovereignty can no longer be taken for granted.

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@dkmackinnon We absolutely need to be wary here. No matter how well-intentioned annexation efforts may become in future.

For that matter, even reversing the scenario has its own pitfalls.

Mar 5 at 12:39pmWeb