{"id":125742,"date":"2025-02-08T12:59:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T12:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/justin-trudeau-reportedly-says-trumps-talk-of-making-canada-a-us-state-is-a-real-thing-the-associated-press\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T12:59:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T12:59:37","slug":"justin-trudeau-reportedly-says-trumps-talk-of-making-canada-a-us-state-is-a-real-thing-the-associated-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/justin-trudeau-reportedly-says-trumps-talk-of-making-canada-a-us-state-is-a-real-thing-the-associated-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Trudeau reportedly says Trump\u2019s talk of making Canada a US state is \u2018a real thing\u2019 – The Associated Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Unifor President Lana Payne and Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers\u2019 Association, talk before the start of a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn\/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, back right, and former Alberta premier Rachel Notley, back left, look on as Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn\/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Unifor President Lana Payne and Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers\u2019 Association, talk before the start of a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Unifor President Lana Payne and Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers\u2019 Association, talk before the start of a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn\/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn\/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn \/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, back right, and former Alberta premier Rachel Notley, back left, look on as Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn\/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, back right, and former Alberta premier Rachel Notley, back left, look on as Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow addresses a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn\/The Canadian Press via AP)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) \u2014 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said President Donald Trump\u2019s talk of making Canada the 51st U.S. state<\/a><\/span> is \u201ca real thing\u201d and is linked to the country\u2019s rich natural resources, local media reported.
Trudeau\u2019s comments to business and labor leaders in a closed-door session were mistakenly carried by a loudspeaker, Canada\u2019s public broadcaster CBC reported.
\u201cMr. Trump has it in mind that the easiest way to do it is absorbing our country and it is a real thing. In my conversations with him on\u2026,\u201d Trudeau said of making Canada a U.S. state before the microphone cut out, according to CBC.
\u201cThey\u2019re very aware of our resources, of what we have and they very much want to be able to benefit from those,\u201d Trudeau reportedly said.
Trudeau\u2019s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In a post on social platform X, Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labor, confirmed what Trudeau said.
\u201cYes, I can confirm that Trudeau said his assessment is that what Trump really wants is not action on fentanyl or immigration or even the trade deficit, what he really wants is to either dominate Canada or take it outright,\u201d McGown wrote.
Trump has repeatedly suggested<\/a><\/span> Canada would be better off if it agreed to become the 51st U.S. state.
In public comments Friday, Trudeau said Canada must think \u201ctactically and strategically\u201d on how to deal with Trump\u2019s threats to impose hefty tariffs<\/a><\/span> on all Canadian imports.<\/p>\n

Speaking in Toronto at the opening of a one-day summit on the Canada-U.S. economic relationship, Trudeau said the country must work with the U.S. to avoid tariffs, adding that Canada needs to eliminate internal trade barriers and expand its trade with other nations.
\u201cThis is a moment,\u201d said Trudeau. \u201cThis is a time in our country\u2019s history that really matters.\u201d
Trump on Monday agreed to a 30-day pause<\/a><\/span> on threats to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, with another 10% tariff on Canadian oil, natural gas and electricity.
Trump had threatened the tariffs to ensure greater cooperation from the countries to stop illegal immigration and prevent fentanyl smuggling<\/a><\/span>, but he has also pledged to use tariffs to boost domestic manufacturing and raise revenues for the federal government.
Trudeau said Canada can use the 30-day extension to show U.S. officials the country\u2019s increased spending on border security. Canada has announced a $1.3 billion Canadian dollars ($900 million) border security plan<\/a><\/span> that includes drones, helicopters, more border guards and the creation of a joint task force.
Trudeau also has promised to appoint a new fentanyl czar, who will serve as the primary liaison between the Canadian and U.S. governments, even though less than 1% of the fentanyl and illegal immigrant crossings into the U.S. come from Canada.
\u201cWe need to be very deliberate about how we continue to engage closely with the United States to make the case that Canada is responsible for a tiny part of the North American fentanyl problem, but that we are also bitterly touched by this tragedy,\u201d Trudeau said.
He added that Canada needs to be prepared if Trump decides to go ahead with the tariffs after 30 days.
\u201cWe need to be ready to respond robustly,\u201d he said. \u201cWe also have to be ready to support Canadians through the responses we\u2019re giving and through a difficult time of tariffs.\u201d
Canada had planned to retaliate to the U.S. action with 25% tariffs on $155 billion Canadian dollars ($109 billion) worth of American goods.
Trudeau said it\u2019s also time to have \u201cgenuine free trade in Canada,\u201d while strengthening its trade relationships with other countries.
Candace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, said she is happy the meeting is focused on internal trade, trade diversification and responding to U.S. tariffs.
\u201cIt\u2019s clear that we can\u2019t just tinker around the edges with incremental steps right now,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to be bold so that businesses and communities can pivot to be more resilient and less reliant on what happens in the U.S.,\u201d Laing said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n

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