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'Zero Chance' U.S. Attacks Canada, Alaska Governor Tells Conference
Dunleavy dismissed fears of a U.S. invasion, saying negotiations would stop any conflict within days, while Canadian officials had studied the risk.
- On Friday, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy dismissed the possibility of a U.S. military incursion into Canada at the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alta., stating there is "zero chance" of such action.
- Dunleavy's remarks follow Prime Minister Mark Carney telling the New York Times that his government has studied the "extreme tail risk" of U.S.-led military action in Canada.
- Jody Thomas, former national security adviser to former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, called a U.S. invasion "an improbable, slightly impossible" notion during the forum discussion.
- Thomas noted that in such an unlikely event, diplomatic and military officials would immediately prioritize negotiations to avoid harm to Canadian citizens and loss of life.
- President Donald Trump has asserted he wants to make Canada the 51st state through economic coercion, though the White House claims he has done "more than anyone" to protect Canada.
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The Governor of Alaska, Mike Dunleavy, believes that the average American would be shocked to see the United States invade Canada.
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Total News Sources13
Leaning Left7Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
Bias Distribution
- 64% of the sources lean Left
64% Left
L 64%
C 36%
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