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How Canada Got Hooked on the U.S. Economy

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73% Informative

Donald Trump has threatened to make Canada the 51st state of the U.S. President Donald Trump 's trade threats have galvanized Canadians .

Canada is in an incredibly difficult negotiating position because of just how reliant it has become on American markets.

Canada has always grappled with the gravitational pull of the American gravitational pull.

Trump has agreed to pause the 25% tariffs for 30 days .

Last year Canadian tipplers spent $1.5 billion Canadian on American spirits— a mere 0.5% of U.S. liquor production.

Some hoped that the USMCA in 2019 would offer clues to a better approach.

But on Wednesday , after Canadian premiers went to the White House , a deputy chief of staff reiterated that annexation is the goal.

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74

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70

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36

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formal

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English

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49

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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30

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