Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rejected US President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to make Canada the 51st state of the United States, saying that “there is no possibility until the day of judgment that Canada will become part of the United States.” According to foreign news agency Reuters, Justin Trudeau said in a post on X that workers and communities in both our countries (the United States and Canada) benefit from being each other’s largest trading and security partners. It should be remembered that during a speech at Mar-a-Lago, US President-elect Donald Trump was asked if he was considering using military force to occupy Canada. He replied that no, we will use ‘economic power’, because Canada and the United States would become a great country if they were united. Donald Trump has long complained about Canada’s trade surplus with the United States. He had previously told reporters that the border was an ‘artificially drawn line.’ The newly elected US president has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on imports from Canada, which sends 75% of all goods and services exports south of the border.
Earlier on Tuesday, Canadian Foreign Minister Melania Jolie said that Trump’s statement showed that he did not understand why Canada is a strong country. We will never bow to threats. Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that he would step down in the coming months, bowing to pressure from lawmakers worried about the unpopularity of his Liberal Party. The next election is due by October 20 and opinion polls have predicted a landslide victory for the officially opposition Conservative Party. On the other hand, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poiliever said in a post on X that “Canada will never become the 51st state of the United States. We are a great and free country.”