Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to meet King Charles on Monday to discuss “matters of importance to Canada and to Canadians.” The meeting comes as questions swirl over why King Charles, Canada’s head of state, has not publicly commented on Donald Trump’s threats to annex Canada.
Trudeau, who’s in London meeting with European leaders as they try to shore up support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, mentioned the meeting during a Sunday press conference.
“I look forward to sitting down with His Majesty tomorrow,” Trudeau said.
“As always, we will discuss matters of importance to Canada and to Canadians, and I can tell you that nothing seems more important to Canadians right now than standing up for our sovereignty and our independence as a nation.”
The prime minister’s comments were a thinly veiled remark about Trump’s talk of annexing Canada. For months, the U.S. president has mused that Canada should become the 51st state. At one …