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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a private meeting inadvertently broadcast via a hot mic, warned that Donald Trump is seriously considering annexing Canada to secure its critical mineral resources.

Speaking to business and labor leaders, Trudeau claimed Trump’s administration is keenly aware of Canada’s resource wealth and sees annexation as a means to control it.

The comments, cut off after staff realized they were audible, underscore growing economic and political tensions.

He also stressed the need to diversify trade, noting, “Geography means we’re always going to both benefit and be challenged by trade with the United States.”

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[–] eatthecake@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's sad that all I can do as an Aussie is buy some real maple syrup. It also says a lot about what Canada gives to the world. There's a damn good reason that Americans put the Canadian flag on their backpacks. We say here that New Zealand is to Australia what Canada is to America. They are our better, kinder sibling, the ones who didn't join the war, the ons with more honour and integrity. Go Canada.

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

In my opinion the most similar country to Canada is actually Australia.

  • our colonial past
  • our continued colonialism
  • we all live in one area and the rest of the country is uninhabitable
  • our wildlife kills us regularly
  • bogans and rednecks are basically the same thing
  • drinking culture
  • housing crisis, but precisely that you are brainwashed like us into thinking that owning a house is literally all that matters in life. I think our two countries are the most extreme version of 'success is literally owning a detached house'. Our societies both are in on the exact same pyramid scheme
  • funny accents with funny dialogue options

I don't think we are kinder than you guys. I have a theory that our kindness is actually just a lack of honesty or directness, or in harsher words, spineless. That said my experience with Australians has been universally good. I should visit straya, never been...

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 hours ago

I have a theory that our kindness is actually just a lack of honesty or directness, or in harsher words, spineless.

Sounds like the US Midwest

[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Pump the breaks there buddy. Canada has done plenty of fucked up shit that mirrors America and in some cases were actualy worse. They've just got better PR.

Trump is clearly a fucking asshole facist but ask the First Nations how much better and kinder Canadians are.

[–] eatthecake@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

Yeah we aussies know how badly we treated our indigenuos people too, the new zealanders were better, as I said. I'm still going to shill for anyone who stands up to trump. We live in the prrsent.

Americans genocided the indigenous people and created a whole genre of entertainment, cowboys and indians.

Not sure if that's the best example to make.