Canadian PM reveals Trump brought up '51st state' during March call

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Even in Quebec, a province where talk of independence has long simmered, voters told the BBC they wanted leadership that would stand up to Trump.
47% : On Wednesday, Trump said he'd spoken to Carney several times.
46% : At a French language debate last week, all four major federal party leaders were grilled on how they would respond to Trump.
43% : Trump has placed a 25% tariffs on goods imported to the US from Canada, but has exempted products covered by a North American trade deal known as USMCA.
32% : Since his re-election, Trump repeatedly has mentioned making Canada the "51st state" of America, which rattled Canadian leaders and infuriated residents.
31% : Donald Trump raised the matter of making Canada the US's 51st state in a March call with Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal Party leader acknowledged.
12% : In March, when Trump placed a 25% tariff on Canadian-made automobiles, Poilievre delivered remarks "condemning, without equivocation, the unjustified and unprovoked tariffs that President Trump has now announced against our auto sector.

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