Why Canada historically favors independence over joining the U.S.

This current attempt by the Trump administration to annex Canada isn’t the first. Back in the 1700s, before the Declaration of Independence, Ben Franklin and some of the budding founding fathers invited Canada, then still a fellow British colony, to join the fledgling American Union. The answer then was the same resounding, "No, thank you," as it is today.

We speak with Madelaine Drohan, senior fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and author of forthcoming book “He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada,” about why Canadians didn't want to join Canada during the 18th century and how America's past historical failure may be mirrored in the present situation.