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Chris Varcoe: Americans find notion of invading Canada 'shocking,' Alaska governor tells Calgary audience

‘Pennsylvania has a better chance of being invaded by West Virginia. I just want to make sure you guys understand that. Zero chance,’ Gov. Mike Dunleavy told the Global Business Forum

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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