Justin Trudeau slams door on Donald Trump’s Canada merger proposal: ’Not a snowball’s chance’
Live MintForced to resign as Canada's prime minister over his muted response to Donald Trump's proposal to merge Canada with the United States, Justin Trudeau has finally spoken out, declaring, “not a chance.” This is possibly the first time Justin Trudeau has adopted a strong tone against Donald Trump's proposal to make Canada the 51st state of the United States. In his first post on X since his resignation as prime minister, Justin Trudeau said, “There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States. Workers and communities in both our countries benefit from each other's biggest trading and security partner.” Justin Trudeau's comments came after US President-elect said that he will use “economic force” to make Canada a part of the United States. “Because Canada and the United States, that would really be something.” Donald Trump had also threatened Canada with 25 per cent tariff on imports from the country, which sends 75 per cent of all goods and services exports south of the border – a threat Justin Trudeau has said would destroy the Canadian economy.