No, I'm not familiar with these kinds of rumours, but I think we should be aware as Canadians that we've already been victims of economic coercion from the United States in the renegotiation of NAFTA 2.0, with steel tariffs.
I think if President Trump is re-elected we should continue to expect this kind of behaviour from the United States. If we have a new president, President Biden, I don't think these tactics will disappear but I think they will probably be softened and couched within a more multilateral mindset of a potential Biden administration.