A Canadian member of Parliament claimed the Trump administration has committed an “act of war” over President Donald Trump repeatedly referring to Canada as the U.S.’ “51st state” and for leveling tariffs on the nation.
“Well, I think Marco Rubio probably needs to be sent back to school because when you say that someone doesn’t have a right to have a country, that’s an act of war. When you rip up, arbitrarily, trade agreements and threaten and say you’re going to break a country, that’s an act of war. And Canadians have responded in kind,” Canadian MP Charlie Angus, who is a member of the country’s liberal New Democratic Party, said Monday during an interview with the MeidasTouch Network.
Angus was reacting to a clip of Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking with reporters during his recent trip to Canada for the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Rubio was repeatedly asked by the press to weigh in on Trump referring to Canada as the U.S.’ “51st state.”
“The president has made his argument as to why he thinks Canada would be better off joining the United States… for economic purposes,” Rubio said on March 14 when asked about Trump’s “51st state” comments, explaining the issue was not addressed during the G7 meeting. “There’s a disagreement between the president’s position and the position of the Canadian government. I don’t think that’s a mystery coming in, and it wasn’t a topic of conversation, because that’s not what this summit was about.”
Rubio further explained that the origin of the “51st state” rhetoric was born during a meeting between Trump and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trump began using the “51st state” title for Canada in November 2024, following his election win. (RELATED: Trump Threatens 200% Tariff On EU Wine and Champagne)
Trump was meeting with Trudeau, “and Trudeau basically says that if the U.S. imposes tariffs on Canada, Canada couldn’t survive as a nation-state, at which point the president said, ‘Well, then you should become a state.’ And that’s where this began,” Rubio recounted of the Trump–Trudeau meeting. “He made an argument for why Canada would be better off joining the United States from an economic perspective and the like. He’s made that argument repeatedly, and I think it stands for itself.”
During his interview, Angus said that Canada’s boycott of U.S. products over tariffs leveled on the nation would be “punishing” to the U.S. (RELATED: Trudeau Responds To Freshly-Imposed Trump Tariffs)
“The boycott that Canada has launched against the United States is punishing. We were told in January a 10% drop in Canadian travel to the United States would cost 140,000 jobs,” he continued.
Trump leveled a 25% tariff on all imports of steel and aluminum from other nations on March 12, while Canada specifically is set to face a 25% tax on all imported goods beginning April 2. The tariffs have sparked boycotts of U.S. goods.
To our friends and neighbors to the north. Fair and equal trade should be something we all want. If you continue to insist on a war between our two countries you will suffer immeasurably. Your liberal leaders are leading you down a path that neither country will like and will most definitely destroy your economy. Liberalism is destroying your nation just like it is trying to destroy us in America. Don’t let it. Our governments need to be answerable to the people.
Excellent analysis.
Half a century ago I thought that Canada would be a good country to emigrate to from the USA. But over the years I came to realize that Canada is much more liberal than the USA —– as observed from all the political nonsense up there. Outside of increasing our nations natural resources, taking them in as another state, in my opinion, would only drag the USA more quickly to what appears to be inevitable left wing/liberal destruction.
WE IN CONSERVATIVE AMERICA DON’T NEED NOR WANT A LIBERAL CANADA SO DON’T GET YOUR BRAIN THNKING WE WANT YOU. TRUMP IS TROLLING YOU AND YOU GUYS ARE TOO STUPID TO KNOW IT. WHY WOULD THE UNITE STATES WANT TO TAKE OVER A LEFT WING RADICAL COUNTRY ON THE BRINK OF BANKRUPTCY AND TAKE OVER THE EXPENSE AND MANPOWER OF PROTECTING YOU? IT WOULD TOTALLY BENEFIT ALL YOUR CITIZENS AT THE EXPENSE OF USA CITIZENS AND COST US WAY MORE MONEY TO GOVERN YOUR LOSING ASSES. DON’T WORRY, U.SA. PEOPLE DON’T WANT YOU, JUST STOP CHEATING US ON UNEVEN TARIFFS. WE CAN AND WILL BANKRUPT YOU.
Agreed, we already have a liberal left wing radical part of the coiuntry on the brink of or already bankrupt called our West Coast to include the states of Washington, Oregon, and California. Can we give you those states and trade them for say Alberta, Yukon and the Maritimes
You Canadians are missing a great chance here. Just say that you are considering adopting the USA as a new Province, the Province of Youallcrazy!