Ontario premier responds to Donald Trump’s 51st state jab [Video]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canada will “never be the 51st state,” rebuking U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s latest social media post.

Ford made the remark while appearing on CTV News Toronto’s Toy Mountain segment on Wednesday night.

“Canadians take care of Canadians. We don’t need to be anybody’s 51st state,” Canadian actor and comedian Mike Myers said in a video aired during the segment.

The premier agreed.

“We’ll never be the 51st state. We’re Canada. We’re proud to be Canadians. We’ll always fight for that,” Ford said.

Earlier on Wednesday, Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social that it would be a “great idea” to make Canada an American state, claiming the U.S. is subsidizing its northern neighbour “$100,000,000 a year.”

“Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State,” Trump wrote. “They would save massively on taxes and military protection. I think it is a great idea. 51st State!!!”

A recent Leger poll suggests13 per cent of Canadians want …