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By Sean Boynton
April 15, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump still wants Canada to become the country’s 51st state, the White House said Friday, a threat he has made repeatedly but had appeared to quiet on in recent weeks.
Trump’s rhetoric toward Canada has appeared to soften since he spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month, although he has occasionally brought up long-standing grievances on trade.
Carney — who is running in the election as leader of the Liberal party but is serving as prime minister in a caretaker capacity — said after the call that Trump “respected Canada’s sovereignty” in his private and public remarks that day.
The countries are set to hold talks after the federal election, which has been dominated by the economic and sovereignty threat posed by the U.S. administration.
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Carney had warned in the days before that call was scheduled that Trump’s annexation threats would need to stop before Canada agreed to sit down for negotiations on the future of the relationship, including on trade and security.
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“The priorities of the United States, once closely aligned to ours, have shifted,” Carney said at a Liberal campaign stop in Dorval, Que., on Monday. “The threats to our sovereignty are multiple.”
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At a campaign stop in Toronto on Monday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wouldn’t say if he believes Trump’s rhetoric and actions toward Canada rise to the level of foreign interference.
“What he’s doing is threatening our country,” he said. “He’s threatening our sovereignty, he’s threatening us with economic pressure … and I think that’s a serious concern.”
All three party leaders have repeatedly said Canada will “never” become part of the U.S.
Full article:
globalnews.ca
April 15, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump still wants Canada to become the country’s 51st state, the White House said Friday, a threat he has made repeatedly but had appeared to quiet on in recent weeks.
Trump’s rhetoric toward Canada has appeared to soften since he spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month, although he has occasionally brought up long-standing grievances on trade.
Carney — who is running in the election as leader of the Liberal party but is serving as prime minister in a caretaker capacity — said after the call that Trump “respected Canada’s sovereignty” in his private and public remarks that day.
The countries are set to hold talks after the federal election, which has been dominated by the economic and sovereignty threat posed by the U.S. administration.
.
.
Carney had warned in the days before that call was scheduled that Trump’s annexation threats would need to stop before Canada agreed to sit down for negotiations on the future of the relationship, including on trade and security.
.
.
“The priorities of the United States, once closely aligned to ours, have shifted,” Carney said at a Liberal campaign stop in Dorval, Que., on Monday. “The threats to our sovereignty are multiple.”
.
.
At a campaign stop in Toronto on Monday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wouldn’t say if he believes Trump’s rhetoric and actions toward Canada rise to the level of foreign interference.
“What he’s doing is threatening our country,” he said. “He’s threatening our sovereignty, he’s threatening us with economic pressure … and I think that’s a serious concern.”
All three party leaders have repeatedly said Canada will “never” become part of the U.S.
Full article:
Trump still wants Canada to be the 51st U.S. state, White House says - National | Globalnews.ca
Trump's rhetoric toward Canada has appeared to soften in recent weeks, but the White House says his position remains that 'Canadians would benefit' from being a U.S. state.
globalnews.ca
