Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said 'there isn't a snowball's chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States,' on the same day U.S. president-elect Donald Trump declared that he's open to using 'economic force' to acquire Canada.

Summary

Donald Trump suggested using “economic force” to acquire Canada, citing trade deficits and national security benefits.

He also claimed the U.S. “subsidizes” Canada by up to $200 billion annually.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed the idea, saying, “there isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell” Canada would join the U.S.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden praised Trudeau’s leadership as he prepares to leave office amidst rising U.S.-Canada trade tensions and tariff threats under Trump.

  • Cryan24@lemmy.worldEnglish
    29·
    10 days ago

    Doesn’t seem wise,the US depended on Canada for 60% of its crude oil last year…

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      111·
      10 days ago

      Yeah. But Canada was dumb enough to build pipelines into America instead of their own refineries or shipping, so they’re kind of stuck.

      And Trudeau is resigning and while I don’t know much about his likely replacement…

      He doesn’t seem great

    • vanderbilt@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      10 days ago

      Now you see why he’s trying to normalize the idea of annexation. Greenland has potential to be resource rich and Canada is resource rich.

      I predict the next world war will happen on the cusp of smaller nations creating nuclear arsenals to defend their sovereignty.

  • AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    20·
    10 days ago

    The guy continues spewing bullshit and threatening every country in the world; if he keeps going, I won’t be surprised if he ends up in an “accident” in which no secret services agency was involved at all.

  • Magister@lemmy.worldEnglish
    182·
    10 days ago

    Doesn’t he know Canada is basically a british colony? We have the King on all our coins/bills, if he wants to invade Canada, I think UK will say something about it. And if Canada separates, I’d rather join France than USA. Also we can burn the white house like in 1812.

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      141·
      10 days ago

      Doesn’t he know Canada is basically a british colony?

      🤣 No. He just learned where Canada is and doesn’t like it being over America. “We should be in top”.

      • P1nkman@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        10 days ago

        Turnip will soon present a new map where the US is “on top”, and state that this is the new official map of the world.

        Something like this

    • DicJacobus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      10 days ago

      Officially removed the last strings of being a colony in 1982. the head of state with the monarchy was kept as a tradition for the oldies.

      Now more accurate to say Commonwealth member, Ally of many, and founding member of NATO.

    • Danquebec@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      9 days ago

      Canada isn’t a British colony anymore. Canada has its own king, who is also king of the UK, and also of Australia, and also of New Zealand.

  • Blue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    10 days ago

    First Greenland then Canada, is the US becoming an imperialist dictatorship?