What about this for a scenario…
I received this note in response to an earlier Chapter. I am refraining from naming the individual who took the time to present the case; but, I still think you should have the opportunity to read the thoughts…it was in response to comments I had shared from a commentator named Gregory Jack…

Hi Glenn

The situation in America (and Canada) is much worse than Gregory Jack thinks.

America is broke and hopelessly in debt.. Their debt levels are so high they can’t even pay the interest on their bonds let alone repay them. Trump is blaming the world for the impossible debt load of USA, claiming that Americans has been financially carrying the world on their back. In the next few months I predict, Trump will announce a new American paper currency to replace the current “Green Back” The new currency will be called a “Trump” and America will go back on the gold standard. The value of the Trump will be one third (my guess) of the value of the Green Back. America will pay off its debts in Trumps rather that Green Backs and thereby dump two thirds of their debt back onto all the countries in the world. America will once again be the international trade currency.

The truth is that America has enjoyed a tremendous economic advantage being the international trade currency since the end of the Second World War. Like Canada, the American debt load has been caused by reckless gross overspending by successive governments (including the previous Trump Presidency).

Consider this:
1) Someone (America) is buying huge quantities of gold on the world gold market. The price of gold has been surging since the last two weeks of December 2024. Normally gold goes up when the value of the green back goes down and vice versa. Since late December 2024 that relationship has completely broken down. Gold has gone up every week since Christmas and will hit $3000 per ounce before the end of February.
2) Trump has recently ordered a complete audit of the gold at Fort Knox. A full audit has not been done since 1953.
3) Trump is courting Putin so there is no future disruption while American gets it financial game under control.
4) Trump must act quickly. The next major sale of new US debt bonds go on the Market in April. Many suspect that the international bond market will not be interested in this new issue of American debt bonds.

Canada will be financially crushed by the introduction of the new American currency. The Canadian National Bank sold all its gold three years ago. Our debt load (Including federal and provincial) is very high but not as bad as the American situation. When the new American currency is announced, the reserves (American Treasury Notes) of the Canadian National Bank will loose two-thirds of their value. The value of the Canadian dollar will fall to 50 cents against the existing Green Back or 18 cents against the new Trump currency.

That is my view of our future. (Have I ever been wrong?)

Something to ponder…even the possibility is scary (partly because our own country’s debt load is moving perilously in the same direction…)

By the way, there was a very good article in a recent G+M about Alberta and being an Albertan: said it almost better than I could or did…

Also there is an Albertan trying to martial a delegation to go to Washington re the 51st State concept. A college friend has suggested this is treason. Not sure it is, although the Albertan is not an elected official or government appointee. It very well might come under the legal definition of sedition. In any case, my recommendation is that his passport be taken away until he can publicly explain why he should be allowed to leave the country unless he has no desire to come back. It doesn’t matter how many people want to join his campaign – he first has to get some kind of official support, such as standing for federal election where he can express his views, and if elected can legitimately claim he has support for his concept. Failing that until he renounces his citizenship, he is a Canadian and must act like one or face the consequences.

Reflectively
g.w.