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Canada foreign minister takes Trump 51st state line 'very seriously'

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Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly tells BBC she takes US President Donald Trump 's remarks on making Canada the 51st state of his country "very seriously" Comments come after Trump imposed 25% tariffs on products entering the US from Canada on Tuesday .

Canada 's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called that a "very dumb thing to do" and announced retaliatory tariffs.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Trump would "probably" announce a deal to reduce tariffs.

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