President Donald Trump listens as he meets with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington.

Canadian Retired Vice-Admiral Mark Norman issued a stark warning about Canada’s relationship with the United States as he urged his country to seriously rethink its reliance on its neighbour.

Writing for The National Post, Canada’s former vice chief of defence staff argued that recent statements from US President Donald Trump — who has talked about Canada becoming the 51st state, repeatedly mockingly referred to its outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as “Governor Trudeau” and imposed and then temporarily suspended a 25% tariff on all imports from the country — were a “real threat,” not just rhetoric.

“When the leader of our closest neighbour, ally and trading partner says........

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