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In recent weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for Canada to become America’s 51st state.

The proposition, understandably controversial and borderline farcical, has been overwhelmingly rejected by the vast majority of Canadians—with one exception: younger Canadians. That includes Gen Z Canadians and younger Millennials.

Canadian governor (excuse me, Prime Minister) Justin Trudeau clearly had no one looking out for him before he sent out a post on X.

Last night, Trudeau was in attendance at the Bell Centre in Montreal for the Four Nations Faceoff matchup between the United States and Canada. The game that many players on both sides called “the biggest game of their careers” lived up to the billing, as it was chock-full of emotion from the start. Three Americans – Matthew and Brady Tkachuck and J.T. Miller – each fought a Canadian in separate fights before the game was 10 seconds old.

Greatest 9 seconds in hockey history pic.twitter.com/isy3o4MKVH

— World Hockey Report (@worldhockeyrpt) February 16, 2025

H/T DS

Canadian business owners have been increasingly eyeing relocation or expansion to the US, with the recent trade war being just one of many factors.

President Donald Trump has put Canada on notice for a 25% tariff imposed on all goods coming into the US from its northern neighbour, citing a weak and “porous” border that has allowed a continuous stream of drug trafficking and illegal immigration for far too long.

Canadians have been booing the US anthem for weeks over Trump’s proposed tariffs. But it’s no wonder that tensions boiled over when the US finally met Canada on the ice

As usual, Canadians approached the latest international hockey tournament, the 4 Nations Face-Off, with worry. Despite top-tier talent and historic winning pedigree, the feeling that Canada could be off its game is a perennial concern. But in 2025, it is particularly profound – mostly because of the Americans.

Since the last time Canada played the US at an elite tournament in 2016, Canadians have watched the American program grow stronger and deeper, while Canada’s own has lost focus. Among the most pressing going concerns has been goaltending. Canada – or Québec more accurately – produced dominant goalies in excess for decades. No longer. They’re all Americans now.

NEW: Team USA demolishes Team Canada 3-1 and records 3 fights in the first 9 seconds after Canada booed the American National Anthem before the game. pic.twitter.com/tRisE5RzYS

— DAILY INFO (@Robinsonjean0) February 16, 2025

The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador says he found it “incredibly concerning” to hear senior staff from U.S. President Donald Trump’s office convey that the commander-in-chief is “very serious” when he talks about annexing Canada.

“As Canadians, we need to realize that he is not joking, that he is definitively looking towards the 51st state being Canada,” Andrew Furey told CTV’s Question Period host Vassy Kapelos, in an interview airing Sunday. “He’s had a chance to change that narrative, and not only has he doubled down, I think he’s quadrupled down now on saying that.”

An internal government report warned a year ago that allowing “the trend of negative rhetoric” about the security of the Canada-U.S. border could lead to a thickening of the 49th parallel, adversely affecting trade and travel.

The report, written by a diplomat at Canada’s embassy in Washington, said that failing to refute U.S. claims about a “crisis at the northern border” would lead to the erosion of Canada’s image as a secure neighbour.

The Trudeau gov’t lies about everything.

I do not believe they are telling the truth about the border and a report written by a lone Washington diplomat is hardly the last word on the matter.