'We will never be the 51st state of the United States'
Canadian High Commissioner to the UK Bill Blair tells @kamalahmednews that, despite not being part of Europe, Canada still wants a closer relationship with the EU.
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🚨 Canada wants all the benefits of being the 51st state… Without actually being one.
And they’ve been ripping off American farmers with massive tariffs for years.
President Trump just said it out loud:
NO MORE.
America First means America First.
President Trump's threats to make Canada the 51st state have stirred patriotism among Québec separatists and fresh tariffs are changing their views. Hear more on the Reuters World News podcast
For Americans this is a trade war. For Canadians it's existential. Joking about making them the 51st state and saying their consent doesn't matter tends to do that. Good politicians make it easy for the other side to say yes. This made it impossible.