Whether President Donald Trump’s campaign for Canada to join the United States “is a negotiation strategy, a passing fancy, or reflects a genuine belief,” writes Riley Donovan at American Essence, “it has provoked a defiant and fiery ‘Never!’ from Canadian politicians and public figures across the spectrum.” The Canadian establishment, tone deaf to Trump’s trolling, is fighting mad, not merely with respect to Trump’s annexation whimsy but also his threat to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian exports in the absence of enhanced border security measures.
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The tariff threat is real, at least in part, as a negotiating strategy. Despite the outrage, the 51st state is not. Canada’s total area is 3,855,100 square miles with a coastline 151,473 miles long. The U.S.
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