Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stated his top priority at an upcoming meeting with King Charles is to reaffirm Canada’s sovereignty, after US President Donald Trump recently made a suggestion that Canada should become the 51st state of the US.
Talking ahead of meeting Canada’s head of state, Charles, before that, Trudeau stated the importance of national sovereignty, remarking that “nothing is more important to Canadians than standing up for our sovereignty.” He again asserted that the issue would be at the forefront of his mind when meeting the monarch.
The remarks come after King Charles issued the invitation for a historic second state visit for Trump to the UK. It was issued in formal fashion last week by Prime Minister Keir Starmer while receiving President Trump at the Oval Office for the meeting of heads of government level.
Trudeau, who had just declared he would not stand for re-election, had in the past decried Trump’s constant mention of Canada being annexed. He intimated that Trump is interested in Canada because of its immense natural resources and cautioned against taking the possibility lightly.
Trump has frequently alluded to the fact that Canada would be better off as a US province, something which has been soundly rejected by Canadian politicians. Trudeau’s visit with King Charles will be to reinforce Canada’s position as a sovereign nation.
Speaking about Trump’s recent sit-down session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trudeau was unflinching in his stance, asserting, “I stand with Zelenskyy.” What he uttered was in line with Canada’s strong stand in supporting Ukraine at all times as the latter faced Russian aggression.
With a growing extent of geopolitics worldwide, Trudeau’s conversations with King Charles would be the loudest of disapprovals in words delegitimizing Canada’s sovereignty and freedom.
