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Canada is, and always has been, our country,
he said, in voiceover on the ad, which contains a montage of Canadiana imagery
As premiers we are united and steadfast in our opposition to tariffs, and recognize they would impact each province differently,
Smith saidAnd only when it is these things, ... when Canada is all that it can be, only then can we say that our work force is done.”
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Girl, you’re not the governor of Canada anymore, so doesn’t matter what you say,
Elon Musk responded
For anyone who may be confused.”
Canada’s Liberal Party posted their own map of North America on X/Twitter with the captionI don’t think that most Republicans would want Canada to become the 51st state. Based on our forty million population, we would get approximately the same number of seats as California. It is possible that many of those seats could go to Democrats,
says ChapnickAnd even with all that, then you have Indigenous Nations. Even if they are implicated in disbanding this union, there is no guarantee they would want to join the United States,
says ChapnickIf the Americans wanted to conquer us militarily, I guess so. Otherwise, not really and certainly not in the amount of time the president-elect thinks it would take for this to happen,
says Adam Chapnick, professor of defence studies at the Canadian Forces College in OntarioIt would probably be a matter of diplomacy,
says BerardCanada must not panic right now,
says veteran political analyst John Parisella, author of books and articles on American politics_(cropped).jpg)
I don't know who is misinforming him,
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said
He should focus on his own issues in his own country, because he's got lots of them."
Liberal Canadian lawmaker Judy Sgro said to reporters when asked about Trump's comments
I've talked to so many governors and congresspeople and senators and never once did they say Canada is the problem,
Ford told CNN's Erin Burnett in a Monday night interview
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Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State,
Trump wrote on Truth Social after Trudeau's resignationYou know something, to the president I'll make him a counteroffer,
he told reporters on MondayIf Canada merged with the U.S., there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them,
he wroteWe already got our strict gun laws,
she addedHey, Donald, have we got a deal for you? You think we want to be the 51st state huh? But maybe California would like to be the 11th province. How about it? California? Oregon? Washington?"
Speaking at a press conference last week in Ottawa, May called out the president-elect, sayingYou know something, to the president I'll make him a counteroffer. How about if we buy Alaska and throw in Minnesota and Minneapolis at the same time? [Trump] may be joking, but under my watch, that will never ever happen."
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, on Monday in comments to reportersCanada can’t become part of America,
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