Ottawa pushes back as Trump says Canada will become the 51st state
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government and federal ministers are pushing back against renewed rhetoric from Donald Trump, who claimed at an Arizona rally that Canada will become the 51st American state due to trade friction. U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra warned that Canadian trade countermeasures could be seen as midterm election interference, drawing a firm rebuke from Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. Also in this briefing: Danielle Smith votes to stay in Canada in Alberta's referendum; Ottawa provides a $1.2-billion stopgap for provincial home care and mental health; and the Supreme Court hears arguments on Ontario's law protecting the Ontario Place redevelopment from lawsuits.
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Donald Trump claimed trade tensions mean Canada will eventually become the fifty-first American state.
American Ambassador Pete Hoekstra warned that Canadian retaliatory tariffs could amount to foreign election interference.
Danielle Smith revealed she voted against separation in Alberta's advance independence referendum.
Ottawa extended one point two billion dollars to protect provincial home care and mental health programs.
The Supreme Court is weighing whether Ontario can legally shield the Ontario Place redevelopment from lawsuits.
- 01Intro1 min
- 02Ottawa pushes back as Trump says Canada will become the 51st state: The Rhetoric and Countermeasures2 min
- 03Ottawa pushes back as Trump says Canada will become the 51st state: The Strategic Fall-Out2 min
- 04Danielle Smith says she voted to stay in Canada in Alberta's referendum1 min
- 05Ottawa extends $1.2 billion for provincial home care and mental health1 min
- 06Where things stand1 min
- 07Supreme Court weighs Ontario law that shields Ontario Place redevelopment from lawsuits2 min
- 08Outro1 min
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- Hoekstra says U.S. watching Canada for signs of interference in midterm elections
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- More than 300 advance polls open across Alberta in historic referendum
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- Ottawa to extend $1.2B in funding for home care, mental health services
- Ottawa extends $1.2 billion in funding for home care and mental health services
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