Defiant Canadians mark their flag’s anniversary as Trump hopes to make their country a state WSOC TV [Video]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — (AP) — Canadians on Saturday marked the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of their flag with a defiant sense of patriotism that people said was prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs and suggestions that the country become the 51st U.S. state.

Deborah Weismiller said she decided to hang a Canadian flag in the window of her Edmonton home for the first time.

“We share a passion for our country and although we have a reputation as being discreetly patriotic, we are suddenly driven to announce it loudly and clearly,” said Weismiller, 69, a retired journalist.

“Certainly the vast majority of Canadians are horrified at the very thought of becoming a 51st state at the best of times, let alone at a time when that country is in a frightening state of chaos,” she added.

Other Canadians, many feeling shocked and betrayedover Trump’s comments and his pressure on Ottawa to better secure its border, attached …