1818 in Canada #CanadianHistory #history Former president James Madison says Canada is a "source of collision" for the U.S.A., and as a U.S. state it would remove more weakness from the U.K. than add strength to the U.S. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/04-01-02-0333 #JamesMadison See also: James Madison https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/james-madison