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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Richard Hall

King Charles and Canada just reminded Trump a 51st state is off the table

The two countries may share a border, a common language, and a love of hockey and Neil Young, but ever since Donald Trump set his sights on turning Canada into the 51st state, the northerners have discovered a newfound sense of identity.

So repulsed were Canadians by the idea of joining Trump’s United States that they elected an outsider liberal anti-Trump candidate as prime minister, boycotted American products en masse, and even started warming to the monarchy again as a way of distinguishing themselves from their southern neighbor.

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