Premier Ranj Pillai said U.S. Deputy Chief of Staff told premiers last month Canada’s problems will go away if it becomes 51st state
U.S. Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair’s first comment to Canada’s premiers in Washington, D.C, last month was that “your problems will go away if you become the 51st state,” according to Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai. Pillai reflected on Blair’s remarks while on a panel in front of attendees at the Canadian Institute for Arctic Security conference in Whitehorse on March 27.
The key message at the White House and other meetings was how important it was not to have tariffs in place while working on shared priorities like addressing border security and fentanyl and growing economies on both sides of the border, per Pillai. Amid an ongoing trade war triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, Trump has repeatedly called for Canada to become the 51st state.
“We can do it. It's time to do it. Don't sit down. What are we going to do here? How do we, like, lead our own self determination as a country?”
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