Donald Trump's statements about imposing tariffs on Canadian goods and suggesting Canada become the 51st state have sparked mixed reactions from Americans living in Canada.
Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump has been courting controversy in Canada since his election victory, with threats to impose whopping tariffs on Canadian goods and musings about the country becoming “the 51st state.” While Trump’s comments have drawn anger and fear among Canadians, reaction from Americans who live, study or work in Canada has been mixed – and largely influenced by how they voted in the presidential election.
Jacob Wesoky, the executive vice chair of Democrats Abroad Canada who is studying political science at McGill University in Montreal, said he is “extremely” disappointed by the president-elect’s approach to his country’s “closest” ally. “As an American living in Canada, it is really sad to watch,” said Wesoky, who voted for Trump’s rival Kamala Harris. But Canadian American Georganne Burke, a staunch Trump supporter, said that while the incoming president may be “a bit of a troll,” she doesn’t see his actions as harmful to Canada.Trump’s first shot at Canada came in November, when he said he would impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports as soon as he returns to the White House on Jan. 20 –unless the two countries improve security along their borders with the U.S. After outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Trump in Florida to discuss the tariff threat, the president-elect started pitching the idea of Canada becoming the next U.S. state, trolling Trudeau by calling him “governor” of the “great state of Canada” in social media posts. The prime minister’s announcement Monday that he would step down after the Liberal party elects a new leader only seemed to further embolden Trump, who claimed on his Truth Social platform that “many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st state
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