Trudeau: Trump’s Threats To Annex Canada Are “Real”

The CBC reports:

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told business leaders at the Canada-U.S. Economic Summit in Toronto that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada “is a real thing.”

“Mr. Trump has it in mind that the easiest way to do it is absorbing our country and it is a real thing.” Trudeau said. The prime minister made the remarks to business leaders after delivering an opening address to the summit Friday morning outlining the key issues facing the country when it comes Canada’s trading relationship with the U.S.

Asked about the comments, Labour Minister and government House Leader Steven MacKinnon said Canada may have different regions and political difference, but the country “is united on one thing: its pride in being Canadian.”

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