Trump, Trudeau, and the 51st State

These are strange days in Canada. The incoming President of the United States has suddenly promised to slap a 25% tariff on cross-border trade—a tariff that has the potential to devastate the Canadian economy. Some suggest it could cost Canada a 3% hit to its economy and the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs. At the same time, he is openly mocking Canada’s Prime Minister, trolling the country by suggesting it voluntarily become America’s 51st state, and even stating he will deploy economic