“I think Canada would be much better off being a 51st state.”
So declared Trump with regards to Canada, further underscoring the president’s interest in acquiring the 51ststate for the United States.
Indeed, according to a report from The Hill, Trump has recently doubled down on his 51st state intentions, making it clear that the land may become even greater through abolishing an artificial line.
“I love the people of Canada. We have a great relationship, but if they became our 51st state, it would be the greatest thing they could ever do. And think of how beautiful that country would be without that artificial line running right through it. Somebody drew it many years ago with a ruler, just a line,” Trump declared.
Fair point.
A line that hails back to 1818, at least in part, given the British-American convention that was established “as a line from the farthest northwest part of Lake of the Woods to the 49th parallel and thence west to the Rocky Mountains.”
On top of the 1818 line, the United States is also losing quite a bit economically due to its longstanding, apparently uneven trading relationship with Canada.
“Because we lose $200 billion a year with Canada. And I’m not going to let that happen, it’s too much. Why are we paying $200 billion a year essentially in subsidy to Canada? Now if they are a 51st state, I don’t mind doing it,” Trump remarked.
Especially as Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were already able to reach a deal that avoided the 25 percent tariffs that had been threatened in response to Canada’s failure to secure its border.
“Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to a pause in implementing 25 percent tariffs before they went into effect last week. Canada agreed to secure the northern border and work to combat the flow of fentanyl into the U.S., adding that it will implement its $1.3 billion border plan and agreed to take other steps to secure the border,” The Hill noted.
And, despite the temporary deal, Trudeau is apparently still on edge on Canada becoming a 51st state.
As detailed in a report from the Daily Mail, Trudeau was caught in a “hot mic” moment expressing exactly this anxiety.
“I suggest that not only does the Trump administration know how many critical minerals we have, but that may be even why they keep talking about absorbing us and making us the 51st state. They’re very aware of our resources, of what we have, and they very much want to be able to benefit from those. But Mr. Trump has it in mind that one of the easiest ways of doing that is absorbing our country. And it is a real thing,” Trudeau fretted in his apparent “hot mic” moment.
After Trudeau’s freakout was publicized, Gil McGowan, the president of the Alberta Federation of Labor, affirmed Trudeau’s edginess.
“Yes, I can confirm that Trudeau said his assessment is that what Trump really wants is not action on fentanyl or immigration or even the trade deficit, what he really wants is to either dominate Canada or take it outright,” McGowan asserted.
Well, to be fair, it seems either China or the United States will take over Canada at some point, sooner or later.
Which means that the real question is this: Would Canadians rather live under capitalists or communists?
Time will tell, but they sure seem to be leaning hard towards communists.
Author: Ofelia Thornton
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