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When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to turn Canada into the 51st state was real, fresh annexation concerns were sparked. However, not everyone is in a total panic.
“Trudeau is not a fool. He’s been at this for a long time, and he’s not going to make a statement even in this context that he doesn’t think is going to get out to the media and public,” said Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood, senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “This was not an ‘Oops I got caught moment,’ this was a statement he was prepared to make.”
Trudeau made the remarks Friday to more than 100 business, labour and industry leaders attending an economic summit in Toronto. His comments were made behind closed doors after reporters were ushered out of the room, but the Toronto Star, which first reported the story, heard what Trudeau said because the audio was inadvertently broadcast.
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