19.02.2025 17:52
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly reiterated that they will "never be a colony" in response to the threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, calling on European leaders to "wake up."
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Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly spoke at an online press conference following her visits to France, Germany, and Belgium.
THE 'LOUD VOICE' UPRISING AGAINST TRUMP
Referring to her discussions with her European counterparts, Joly noted that many of them were not even aware of what was happening in the U.S. and Canada. Joly stated that Europeans had not spoken out loudly against U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to "annex" Canada or "suffocate" its economy with tariffs.
"WE WILL NEVER BE A STATE AND WE WILL NEVER BE A COLONY"
Joly mentioned that she undertook her European tour to "explain exactly what is happening," adding, "I needed to be in Europe to ensure that we would coordinate on any responses to tariffs and that we would defend our national security and sovereignty together. In this context, hearing what we are experiencing was a wake-up call for Europeans." Joly recalled Trump's remarks that Canada should be the 51st state of his country, saying, "We will never be a state and we will never be a colony."
TRUMP SAID "CANADA SHOULD BE THE 51ST STATE OF THE U.S."
President Trump had previously argued multiple times that Canada should be included as the 51st state of the U.S. He claimed that Canadians wanted to be part of the U.S. and had repeatedly referred to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as "governor." On February 1, Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25% additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on imports from China.
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