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Bell: Trump making Canada the 51st state — a hoax played on Canadians

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Fringe: U.S. President Donald Trump played a joke on Canada .

Fringe says it could have been far worse for Canadian steel, aluminum and auto industry.

He says the sky isn’t falling. Canada ’s end times are not upon us. Tough times yes, but there are dark storm clouds, and with Trump , it is best not to forecast the political temperature too far into the future.

I’m sure many folks in Ontario and Quebec would applaud the move. And this is vote-scrounging season, after all and they have the votes..

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58

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53

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39

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informal

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English

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33

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likely offensive

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possibly hateful

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not detected

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detected

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short-lived

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