As “Leader of the Free World”, Donald Trump’s twisted narrative is for Canada to join “MAGA America” and for Justin to be nominated as Governor of the 51st state.
It started as a joke at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, which unfolded into bitter laughter. There are historical precedents which are the object of this article.
Both Donald Trump’s statement as well as the response by the Prime Minister of Canada border on ridicule.
Justin’s failure to respond in his capacity as Canada’s a “head of government” was noticeably marked by ignorance regarding the history of Canada-U.S. relations since Confederation in 1867.
We cannot blame Trudeau. Our history books fail to acknowledge the US War Department’s “Joint Army and Navy Basic War Plan — Red” to invade Canada in the 1930s.
There was Laughter at Mar a Lago. But Donald was not joking. He posted on X (formerly Twitter) that “Many Canadians” in fact “want” Canada to become the 51st state: they would save on “taxes and military protection”.
While Justin Trudeau acknowledged Trump’s proposed imposition of a 25% tax on goods imported from Canada and Mexico, one would have expected that he would have referred to the US Tariff Schedule (Duty Rates) contained in the 2020 “NEW NAFTA” Agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada to which both Trump and Trudeau were signatories
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