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Varcoe: 'Talking past each other’ — as trade war escalates, notion of U.S. invasion 'shocking,' says governor

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy spoke at the Global Business Forum on Friday about Americans view of their relationship with Canada

BANFF – People on either side of the border were taken aback when Prime Minister Mark Carney said this week he considered the possibility of U.S.-led military actions against Canada as an “extreme tail risk.”

For Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the notion that Canadians need to worry about a military invasion is not merely unlikely, it’s unfathomable.

Dunleavy spoke at the Global Business Forum on Friday, where an earlier session touched on why Canada would even need to consider such a prospect.

“I have to say I don’t use superlatives very often, but that was one of the most fascinating and shocking conversations I’ve ever heard in my entire life,” Dunleavy told the crowd. 

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