US EditionMost Canadians don’t want to become the 51st state under Trump — but a third say they could be enticed, poll shows
- Most Canadians oppose becoming the 51st state under President-elect Donald Trump, with 90 percent against the idea, according to a recent poll from Angus Reid.
- About a third of Canadians are open to the idea of joining the U.S., while 97 percent reject financial incentives to consider it, as reported by Angus Reid.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau firmly stated that 'there isn't a snowball's chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States' after Trump's comments.
- The Angus Reid survey revealed that a significant portion of Canadians, especially older ones, are distrustful of Trump's intentions regarding military force.
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If Canada Were One Big US State, How Would US Politics Change?
President-elect Trump recently remarked Canada should be the “51st state” of the United States. Along with comments about annexing Greenland and the Panama Canal, it’s not clear if he is serious or saying off-handed things for political effect. Canadians overwhelmingly have no interest in joining the United States, but what if they did? The results on American politics would likely not be to conservatives’ liking. Key Points The United States…
“Canada, if it were the 51st American state, would become by far the most powerful in the federation”
GRANDSTAND. Taking Donald Trump's proposal to merge Canada with the United States at face value, the historian Blandine Chelini-Pont imagines, in an opinion piece in “Le Monde”, the cascading consequences that the president-elect probably did not think of.
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