KANANASKIS, ALTA. — The hustle is on.
U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada will soon pay a lot of money in tariffs if it cannot reach a speedy trade deal, and faces a $71 billion entry fee to join the “Golden Dome” missile defence project as he claimed Prime Minister Mark Carney wants — or it could choose the no-cost option of becoming his country’s 51st state.
Trump touted American statehood for Canada after he left the country, and the leaders had tasked their negotiating teams with a mandate to strike a deal quickly on punitive tariffs he’s slapped on Canadian products.
