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Incoming president Donald Trump has threatened Canada with a 25 per cent tariff on its imports to the United States unless the country meets his demands to improve security at the border.
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When asked about FordB次元官网网址檚 criticism after the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in French that Trudeau has always been a champion of women in politics.
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The post was an apparent reference to a joke Trump cracked at a dinner with Trudeau at his Mar-a-Lago estate nearly two weeks ago.
In response to TrudeauB次元官网网址檚 concerns that a 25 per cent tariff would deal a massive blow to CanadaB次元官网网址檚 economy, the president-elect teased that Canada could join the U.S. as its 51st state.
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