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riversedge

(76,662 posts)
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 09:51 PM Jul 1

Canada Day turns into grande fête and rebuke of Trump's call for becoming 51st state

Source: USA today




Canada Day has taken on new significance to many Canadians this year, given Trump’s unwelcome suggestion that Canada should become the 51st state

July 1, 2025




MONTREAL ― Canadians didn’t take Donald Trump seriously at first when he suggested Canada should become the 51st state.

“They thought, ‘He’s just fooling around. He’s just joking. He’s just being provocative,’” said Daniel Béland, director of McGill University’s Institute for the Study of Canada.

Not anymore.

So hundreds of Canadians flocked to Montreal’s Place d’Armes, a square in the city’s Old Montreal neighborhood across from the Notre-Dame Basilica, on July 1 to kick off Canada Day, a time to celebrate the 158th anniversary of their country’s birth and all things Canadian.

Volunteers wandered through the crowd and handed out miniature Canadian flags, which people waved while posing for selfies................


Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/01/canada-day-patriotism-trump-tariffs-51st-state/84053781007/













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People, visiting from India, take part in a parade in Old Montreal on Canada Day, July 1, 2025.
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/world/2025/07/01/canada-day-celebrations-july-1-photos/84435658007/

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Canada Day turns into grande fête and rebuke of Trump's call for becoming 51st state (Original Post) riversedge Jul 1 OP
Happy Canada Day! IzzaNuDay Jul 1 #1
"Hundreds of Canadians"? TheFarseer Jul 1 #2
It's USA Today llmart Jul 2 #4
Heading up to the Fraser Valley montanacowboy Jul 1 #3
I'll be vacationing in Canada this year also. llmart Jul 2 #5

llmart

(16,644 posts)
5. I'll be vacationing in Canada this year also.
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 07:44 AM
Jul 2

I wasn't really planning on it, but now I'm going to support their economy not ours.

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