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"United States President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his apparent desire
to make Canada a 51st American state, sharing a recent social media post about
Canadian entrepreneur Kevin O'Leary’s support of the idea.
Trump was roundly mocked for his latest trolling of Canada, but his apparent
fixation is dangerous at a time when the country’s Liberal government, long
weakened, is in disarray following the shock resignation of Chrystia Freeland
as finance minister and deputy prime minister.
In fact, in her December resignation letter, Freeland placed the country’s
response to Trump at the heart of her critique of Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau.
Among the many broadsides delivered to her former boss, the fact that Canada is
ill-prepared to face the dire new threat of Trump’s second term was a recurring
theme.
Trump wasted no time inserting himself into Canada’s internal affairs, calling
Freeland “toxic” and continuing his running gag of referring to Trudeau as the
governor of an American state rather than the leader of a sovereign nation.
The attacks are becoming routine, with Trump suggesting in another post that
Canadians would “save massively on taxes and military protection” as the 51st
state."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
