Trudeau says that the danger to Trump Annex Canada is ‘a real thing’

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a group of business leaders that he believes that President Donald Trump could be serious about anxing his country.

Trudeau suggested that Trump has thought of handling Canada and making it a “51st state” as he wants to reach the important minerals of the country.

The Prime Minister said, “Mr. Trump has taken care that the easiest way to do it is absorbing our country and it is a real thing.”

His comments were made behind the doors closed at a Canada-American Economic Summit in Toronto, but were captured in part by a microphone and reported by several Canadian media outlets.

The summit was attended by more than 100 business leaders and public policy experts, and the Canadian government’s newly created Advisory Council hosted Canada-US relations.

After Trudeau’s comments, Trump threatened Canada with 25% tariffs on all its exports to the US, with the exception of energy exports which would be taxed at a low rate of 10%.

Tariff was to be imposed earlier this week, but Trump gave Canada – as well as Mexico, which was threatened with similar tariffs – in exchange for more efforts to increase security on their shared borders One last minute time for 30 days.

Trump repeatedly suggested, both of them in posts on their social media platform Truth social and commenting reporters, that Canada could become an American state rather than avoid tariffs. He has also referred to the Prime Minister of the country as “Governor Trudeau”.

“What would I like to see – Canada became our 51st kingdom,” Trump said in the Oval Office earlier this week, when he was asked whether Canada could offer concessions.

Trump first mentioned the idea of ​​absorbing Canada at a dinner with Trudeau in December, shortly thereafter he threatened tariffs for the first time. At that time, Canadian officials rejected it as a joke.

But Trudeau’s comments on Friday suggests how Canada can accept Trump’s comments.

An IPSOS poll in January suggests that most Canadians (80%) oppose their country being part of America, and will never vote for ‘yes’ in any referendum on the issue.

Such a step will also require approval of both Congress chambers in the US, and an exaggeration of 60 votes will be required to get through the Senate.

In Canada, Trump’s dangers have created nationwide anxiety. About three-fourth of Canadian exports are sold to the US, and the tariffs on those goods can deeply hurt Canada’s economy and risk thousands of job losses.

Some provincial politicians are launching “Buy Local” campaign to encourage Canadian people to spend their money instead of America. Some Canadian people have canceled trips to the south of the border in protest.

But the authorities have tried to pursue a close relationship with the US in view of the tariff, saying that Canada was open to establish an energy and Canada-US alliance on important minerals.

Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, who has been in Washington DC this week to meet his American counterparts, said that there would be close cooperation for the two countries.

At a Friday summit, Trudeau stated that Canada was facing the possibility of “a more challenging, long -term political situation with the United States”, and ways to strengthen their economy and trade relations in the coming years Should find.