AI-generated video sparks viral Canadian protest against new US tariffs

A newly released AI-generated music video called “Canadian Resistance Army — Trade War” has become an online rallying cry for Canadians upset by U.S. tariff actions. Created by the YouTube creator demonflyingfox, the animation shows beavers in Mountie dress, porcupines popping tires, and grizzly bears in combat gear disrupting a border crossing that has been flooded into a 10-meter-deep lake, with maple syrup spilling over roads.

The short attracted more than 76,000 views and 5,000 likes shortly after posting, and related shares on X and Facebook logged 1.3 million and 1.6 million views respectively. The White House responded with a meme featuring a bald eagle pinning a Canada goose, echoing President Trump’s recent rhetoric. The visual satire follows Washington’s recent decision to levy 50% tariffs on $15 billion of Canadian goods, to which Canada has vowed equal retaliation on a range of American products beginning September 8. The episode highlights how digital culture is being used to amplify nationalistic sentiment amid escalating trade tensions.