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(145,377 posts) Wed Jan 8, 2025, 05:49 AM Jan 8

Canada's Conservative leader slams Trump's '51st state' idea

Source: The Hill

01/07/25 6:13 PM ET

Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, shot back at President-elect Trump’s idea of making his country America’s 51st state.

“Canada will never be the 51st state. Period. We are a great and independent country,” Poilievre wrote Tuesday in a statement on social platform X.

“We are the best friend to the U.S.,” he continued. “We spent billions of dollars and hundreds of lives helping Americans retaliate against Al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attacks. We supply the U.S. with billions of dollars of high-quality and totally reliable energy well below market prices. We buy hundreds of billions of dollars of American goods.”

Poilievre’s statement comes after Trump for weeks has publicly mused about the neighbor to the north becoming part of the United States.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5072858-canadas-conservative-leader-slams-trumps-51st-state-idea/

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Canada's Conservative leader slams Trump's '51st state' idea (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jan 8 OP

Pierre Axe the Tax Poilievre studies tRump for ideas but can read the Canadian room Bernardo de La Paz Jan 8 #1

I think some of them also forget BumRushDaShow Jan 8 #2

We should get rid of the Dodo-bird concept of monarchy yesterday. Canada would still be the same Canada. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 8 #3

He is the titular "head of state" BumRushDaShow Jan 8 #4

Nah, he fantasizes about being all-powerful, not titular. But I think that is what you mean. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 8 #5

When I think of tRump and titular, I think of TITular, as I'm sure his mind is on that as well as grabbing them by the progree Jan 8 #6

LOL BumRushDaShow Jan 8 #9

I haven't heard "54 40 Or Fight" yet. We were taught about that in school in ancient times progree Jan 8 #7

He's losing it! endgenocide Jan 8 #8

THAT is what the damned incompetent media should be saying Charging Triceratops Jan 8 #10

No they won't say it endgenocide Jan 8 #11

There are some Quebecers that enjoy being part of the British Commonwealth representing King Charles. C0RI0LANUS Jan 8 #12

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,822 posts)

1. Pierre Axe the Tax Poilievre studies tRump for ideas but can read the Canadian room

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 06:42 AM

Jan 8

Mr Axe the Tax is long on slogans and devoid of details, like tRump.

But Pierre Axe the Tax Poilievre, as a politician all his adult life, knows that Canadians reject American Imperialism in all its forms: economic, militaristic, and cultural. Mind you, the American dream and the Canadian dream are very similar, and the American way of life and Canadian way of life are also similar (replace football with hockey).

BumRushDaShow

(145,377 posts)

2. I think some of them also forget

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 06:49 AM

Jan 8

that except for Quebec, Canada is still one of the British Commonwealth countries, recognizing the one "monarch", this guy -

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,822 posts)

3. We should get rid of the Dodo-bird concept of monarchy yesterday. Canada would still be the same Canada. nt

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 06:54 AM

Jan 8

BumRushDaShow

(145,377 posts)

4. He is the titular "head of state"

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 07:14 AM

Jan 8

something that 45 fantasizes about being.

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,822 posts)

5. Nah, he fantasizes about being all-powerful, not titular. But I think that is what you mean. . . . nt

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 07:17 AM

Jan 8

progree

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6. When I think of tRump and titular, I think of TITular, as I'm sure his mind is on that as well as grabbing them by the

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 07:53 AM

Jan 8

... /nt

BumRushDaShow

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9. LOL

Reply to progree (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 08:03 AM

Jan 8

progree

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7. I haven't heard "54 40 Or Fight" yet. We were taught about that in school in ancient times

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 07:56 AM

Jan 8

But apparently "54 40" isn't enough anymore.

endgenocide

(137 posts)

8. He's losing it!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 07:57 AM

Jan 8

"Poilievre’s statement comes after Trump for weeks has publicly mused about the neighbor to the north becoming part of the United States"

The musings of a madman!

Charging Triceratops

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10. THAT is what the damned incompetent media should be saying

Reply to endgenocide (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 08:31 AM

Jan 8

Madman indeed

endgenocide

(137 posts)

11. No they won't say it

Reply to Charging Triceratops (Reply #10)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 08:45 AM

Jan 8

Our profit driven corporate media got what they wanted. Diaper don is a content generator, he's great for the business of selling insurance, fast food and overpriced pharmaceuticals! Just like old Les Moonvess said:

"“It May Not Be Good for America, but It’s Damn Good for CBS”

C0RI0LANUS

(2,388 posts)

12. There are some Quebecers that enjoy being part of the British Commonwealth representing King Charles.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 12:06 PM

Jan 8

Montrealer and former astronaut Julie Payette was Governor-General of Canada from 2017 to 2021.

Brigadier-General Marc Thériault (Ret'd) is the Deputy Secretary of Honours for the current Governor-General.

Manon Jeannotte is the Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec.

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