The lack of political follow up from all parties and leaders with this Trump nonsense of Canada being the 51st State is shocking and pathetic.
The fact that our PM has not addressed this with any sort of statement or media conference, on top of everything that has been happening this week is even more so. It highlights just how little respect he actually garners.
Trump is not easy to deal with but you can craft a carefully worded statement highlighting the close ties with America but re-enforcing what everybody knows, that Canada is an independent country.
I see no other serious country or serious leader that would tolerate such garbage without saying a peep. Can you imagine if a Middle East country said that about Israel or vice versa? The UK saying that to France? Turkey saying that to Greece. New Zeeland to Australia. Japan to China and more?
This is passed the point of a joke and needs to be addressed by the leader of our country today. The Russian's made a veiled threat to a UK based newspaper and the foreign affairs minister responded forcefully. What is our leadership actually doing? I don't think people are appreciating just how far down, sad and pathetic Canada has become. Literally no other serious nation would be putting up with this crap without so much of a statement! Heck for purposes of diplomatic cooling down, fire off a tweet with something funny and witty while distancing yourself form this crap.
Just brutal
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