Trudeau, Trump & U.S.-Canada relations
Justin Trudeau meets with the Liberal caucus for the first time since announcing his resignation as leader as incoming U.S. President Donald Trump threatens "economic force" to acquire Canada.
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"Many dismiss Trump's talk as a joke, but Trump does want to make Canada a U.S. state.
"A recent poll suggests Canadians are not interested, with significant value differences between the neighbouring countries. Statements by Trump about using economic force to incorporate Canada, plus Greenland and the Panama Canal might be also used by the U.S. as a precedent for recognizing Russian annexation of parts of Ukraine."