Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was caught on a scorching microphone telling a bunch of enterprise leaders that Trump is severe about annexing Canada and having it change into the 51st state.
Within the audio printed by the CBC, Trudeau might be heard saying, “Mr. Trump has it in thoughts that the simplest option to do it’s absorbing our nation and it’s a actual factor.”
Canada is amongst plenty of areas President Trump has brazenly mused about annexing. He has additionally expressed curiosity in having the U.S. personal Greenland, the Panama Canal, and the Gaza Strip.
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“Canada ceases to exist as a viable nation. Harsh however true! Due to this fact, Canada ought to change into our cherished 51st state. A lot decrease taxes, and much better navy safety for the folks of Canada — AND NO TARIFFS!” Trump had stated previous to pausing tariffs.
However the U.S.-Canada relationship has modified since President Trump took workplace, as he signed an govt order to impose 25% tariffs on items being imported into the U.S. Trudeau’s authorities retaliated by issuing 25% tariffs of its personal on sure gadgets from the U.S.
On the final minute, simply hours earlier than the tariffs had been set to start, President Trump and Trudeau agreed to delay the implementation of tariffs by 30 days.
Trudeau stated Canada was within the midst of updating its border safety plan.
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“Canada is making new commitments to nominate a Fentanyl Czar, we are going to checklist cartels as terrorists, guarantee 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Power to fight organized crime, fentanyl and cash laundering. I’ve additionally signed a brand new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl and we will likely be backing it with $200 million,” Trudeau stated.
Although Trump has cited the circulation of fentanyl from Canada as a cause for the tariffs, officers say China is the place the U.S. primarily will get the lethal drug. Trudeau has stated that lower than 1% of America’s fentanyl comes from Canada.
In a January Ipsos ballot, 80% of Canadians stated they might vote in opposition to Canada turning into a part of the U.S. If the U.S. supplied full citizenship and transformed Canadian forex into the American greenback, 30% of Canadians stated they might vote in help.
Canada is the fourth-largest nation by land, behind Russia, China and the U.S. It has a inhabitants of over 40 million folks, bigger than any U.S. state.
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