Canadian lawmaker Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, offered to accept Washington, Oregon and California as new Canadian provinces in a press conference Monday. Canadian officials are dismissing U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state, saying the comments are no longer a joke and are meant to undermine America’s closest ally. “I don’t want to belittle Trump,” May said. “We got a deal for you.
You think we want to be the 51st state? Nah. Maybe California would like to be the 11th province. How about it? California, Oregon, Washington.”“Have we got a deal for you,” she added. “This is what you get. Free health care, Universal free healthcare. No more one-year-olds who suddenly fall of the Medicaid list and their parents are in the news because they’re trying to do a GoFundMe so they can get their daughter a doctor.” “Guess what,” May continued. “Those gun laws that your Congress is too afraid to pass because of the national gun lobby, we already got our strict gun laws. That’s why we have the safest streets in the world.” Canada’s point person for U.S.-Canada relations, Dominic LeBlanc, stated that what began as a joking comment has become a way for Trump “to sow confusion, to agitate people, to create chaos knowing this will never happen.” Trump first made the comment at a dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in November. Trump has repeatedly floated the idea, saying he would use “economic force” instead of military action to acquire Canada. He also inaccurately described the U.S. trade deficit with Canada as a subsidy. According to Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Canada ships 4.3 million barrels of crude oil per day to the U.S., accounting for about 60% of America’s total energy imports. The U.S. consumes about 20 million barrels a day, while domestically producing about 13.2 million barrels a day.LeBlanc stated that Trump’s rhetoric is “becoming very counterproductive”
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