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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Even MAGA’s favorite Canadian politician has turned against Trump’s plans: ‘We will never be the 51st state’

The leader of the Conservative Party in Canada pushed back on President Donald Trump’s agenda for the United States’s northern neighbor, saying Canada will “never be the 51st state” and warning that tariffs will begin a resentful trade war.

Speaking on Saturday at a Flag Day rally in Ottawa, Pierre Poilievre, a favorite among conservative Americans, reiterated opposition to the president’s suggestion that Canada could be annexed.

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