The dominant media in the west, the Postmedia Network, is owned by foreign and conservative interests so there's certainly potential for outside influence. If

The dominant media in the west, the Postmedia Network, is owned by foreign and conservative interests so there's certainly potential for outside influence. If one took Trump at his word that he'd like to annex Canada this is absolutely a strategy to take. Help along a flimsy and non-viable break away movement, then justify the need to rescue and liberate the repressed minority break away group as casus belli to invade an annex the entire country. This was the Putin playbook with Ukraine.