U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has been roasting Canada like a maple-glazed ham in recent days. But amid all the sizzle in his punchlines, some less-noticed messages might have more meat on them.
The running gag about Canada as a 51st state is clearly generating a torrent of yuk-yuks on Fox News and indignation from his critics.
But new statements from his transition team, his campaign, his press secretary and Capitol Hill Republicans could ultimately point to a more hopeful development for Canada.
Trump’s victory lap
It involves the risk of tariffs crushing Canada’s economy. And the pretext Trump initially cited as his reason to impose them: wanting new border controls on the flow of migrants and fentanyl.
The development is that his team …
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