January 8, 2025
Trudeau on Canada-US merger: ‘Avalanche’s chance in hell’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters from his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 6, 2025. — Reuters Canadian officials are bracing for a possible trade war with the US. The new US president hints at tariffs and “economic power”. Trudeau emphasizes bilateral ties but rejects talk of a merger. There’s not a “snowball in hell” that Canada will merge with the United States, outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, while his foreign minister added that the country will “never back down” from threats by Donald Trump. The comments by Trudeau and Foreign Affairs



