EWSTrump’s Canada demands reasonable

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The Canadian public views US President-elect Donald Trump’s demands regarding border security and illegal immigration as reasonable, but takes offense at his suggestion to make Canada a US state, Omer Aziz, former advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, says.   #Trump #Canada

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00:00Donald Trump has made these demands of Canada, sought out illegal immigration,

00:04stopped the flow of drugs into the United States.

00:07How do Canadians feel about that ultimatum from Donald Trump?

00:11Because the alternative is going to be punitive economic measures,

00:16these tariffs that he's promised.

00:18Do Canadians feel like what Donald Trump has asked for is legitimate?

00:22Or do they feel like it's political and he's trying to bully Canada in a very public forum?

00:28From what I've seen and heard, the demands that Trump has made are viewed as reasonable.

00:34Things like increasing border security, cracking down on illegal immigration,

00:40getting our economic house in order.

00:42I mean, these things are reasonable and the two sides would have probably negotiated on

00:47some measure on these issues, even if there wasn't a 25% punitive tariff threat.

00:53I think where people are more sheepish or where there is actually

00:56much more debate, very strong, polarizing debate,

01:00are Trump's threats to make Canada the 51st state of the United States.

01:05Now, if we were talking a few weeks ago, I might not even bring that up because

01:09we would consider that a joke, as would many other people.

01:11But President-elect Trump now has brought that up a few times,

01:15including after Prime Minister Trudeau's resignation.

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