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11:31 EST 08 Feb 2025, updated 13:30 EST 08 Feb 2025

Justin Trudeau suffered an embarrassing hot-mic moment this week as he inadvertently revealed details of his conversations with Donald Trump about the future of Canada

The outgoing Canadian Prime Minister told business leaders in a closed-door meeting that Trump’s threats to absorb Canada into the US are ‘a real thing’ and said they were intended to control the country’s mineral resources. 

‘I suggest that not only does the Trump administration know how many critical minerals we have, but that may be even why they keep talking about absorbing us and making us the 51st state,’ Trudeau reportedly said. 

‘They’re very aware of our resources, of what we have, and they very much want to be able to benefit from those. 

‘But Mr. Trump has it in mind that one of the easiest ways of doing that is absorbing our country. And it is a real thing.’ 

The remarks were …

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