Justin Trudeau Responds To Donald Trump’s “Canada 51st State”, “Governor” Jibes

New Delhi:

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once again dismissed US President-elect Donald Trump’s remarks suggesting Canada could become the 51st state of the United States. Trudeau termed Trump’s comments as a distraction tactic.

“That’s not gonna happen. Canadians are incredibly proud of being Canadian. One of the ways we define ourselves most easily is – we are not American,” Trudeau said in an interview with CNN. “What I think is happening in this is President Trump, who is a very skilful negotiator, is getting people to be somewhat distracted by that conversation.”

Trump recently suggested imposing 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian imports unless Ottawa enhances border security, a move Trudeau warned would impact both economies. Trudeau said US consumers would bear the brunt of increased