A few weeks ago it was easy to dismiss Trump’s talk of Canada being “The 51st State” as bluster or jokes, but three months into this thing, as the trade war between the two countries has started to really heat up, it’s become abundantly clear that he was not kidding. Meanwhile, Canada has a new incoming Prime Minister and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, a business-minded arch-conservative, has become a national hero for standing up to the Orange Man. What is going on? To talk us through it, Rob spoke to Press Progress journalist Eric Wickham.
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