'Give your head a shake!': Canada's former leader Chretien tells Trump
The HinduPresident-elect Donald Trump's remarks that Canada should become the 51st state drew condemnation and a patriotic outburst on Saturday from a former Canadian Prime Minister who offered blunt advice to the incoming U.S. leader. ", said Jean Chretien joined a chorus of officials from the northern U.S. neighbour who say Mr. Trump's remarks are no longer a joke and may undermine America's closest ally. He extolled his nation's love of independence and said Trump's remarks amounted to "totally unacceptable insults and unprecedented threats" to Canadian sovereignty. Canadian officials have been talking to incoming Trump administration officials about increasing border security in an effort to avoid a sweeping 25 per cent tariff that Trump has threatened to impose on all Canadian products.