Toronto: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that US President Donald Trump’s intent to make Canada America’s 51st state maybe a “real thing”. According to reports in Canadian media, while hosting the Canada-US Economic Summit in Toronto on Friday,

Trump had suggested repeatedly, both in posts on his social media platform Truth Social and in remarks to reporters, that Canada could become a US state instead to avoid the tariffs. He has also referred to the country's prime minister as "Governor Trudeau".

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a talk with business leaders, said Canada’s wealth of critical minerals are behind Mr. Trump’s comments about making its northern neighbor a U.S. state.