President-elect Donald Trump is once again tweeting Canada should become the 51st U.S. state.With Canada in free fall — a soaring national debt, ballooning deficit, sliding dollar, low wages, and rampant crime, Trump's taunts are starting to sound serious. “No one can answer why we subsidize Canada to the tune of over $100,000,000 a year? Makes no sense! Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State. They would save massively on taxes and military protection. I think it is a great idea. 51st State!!!” said Trump on social media.A recent Leger poll indicates around 13% of Canadians would like to join the U.S.“The president was telling jokes,” said Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc of Trumps social media antics.“The president was teasing us. It was, of course, on that issue in no way a serious comment.”Since the U.S. presidential election, Canada's relationship with Trump has suffered. He threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods unless the flow of drugs and migrants from Canada into the U.S. stops.Ontario Premier Doug Ford added fuel to the fire, threatening to halt electricity exports to the U.S. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chimed in, saying he was disappointed a woman was not elected president — provoking the ire of Trump.It is said Trudeau will not attend Trump's inauguration.In Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith took immediate action on Trump's call for border security. Her government is creating an Alberta Sheriff team to patrol Alberta's southern border. Smith is planning to attend the inauguration.
