Bruce Newman wanted to surprise his wife with a trip for her 75th birthday, and the New Brunswick, Canada, retiree thought he had it all planned, recalling their visit to New York a decade ago when she turned 65, and they celebrated with a Broadway show.
But last year, as he began to map out the trip, he felt stung first by President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs, and again when talk of re-christening Canada the 51st state was bandied about.
The final straw, he said, was watching — with horror — as ICE battled American citizens in Minnesota. He booked a trip to London instead, where he and his wife, Helen Jean, saw “The Book of Mormon” in early March.
“I…