PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN Trudeau has said US President Donald Trump’s talk of making Canada the 51st US state is “a real thing” and is linked to the country’s rich natural resources, local media reported.
In my conversations with him on…,” Trudeau said of making Canada a US state before the microphone cut out, according to CBC.
In public comments on Friday, Trudeau said Canada must think “tactically and strategically” on how to deal with Trump’s threats to impose hefty tariffs on all Canadian imports.
Trudeau said Canada can use the 30-day extension to show US officials the country’s increased spending on border security.
Trudeau said it is also time to have “genuine free trade in Canada”, while strengthening its trade relationships with other countries.

Justin Trudeau says Trump's ambition to annex Canada is 'real'