Wait, Canada Now Wants to Buy Minnesota?

There have been recent suggestions that Canada should either merge with the U.S. or become the 51st U.S. state, but does our neighbor to the north now want to purchase Minnesota?

If you've been following the international news lately, you might have heard about a suggestion by incoming President-elect Trump that Canada should either become a part of the United States as our 51st state or that it should merge with the U.S.

Trump first made those comments several weeks ago and just recently reiterated them after news that the current Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, would likely be resigning soon. Fox News said the incoming president made the following comments on Truth Social earlier this week:

'Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State. The United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat,' Trump wrote, adding 'If Canada merged with the U.S., there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them. Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!'

Many political pundits have suggested that those comments are necessarily aren't a serious idea, but are more a tactic to get the upper hand in upcoming trade negotiations.

However, seeing as Minnesota shares its northern border with Canada, I figured it was only a matter of time before the Land of 10,000 Lakes was brought into the fray. And now we have been, courtesy of Ontario premier, Doug Ford. (In case you're curious, a premier in Canada is the head of government of a province or territory, similar to a state governor here in the U.S.)

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The Ontario premier responded to these latest musings from the President-elect by suggesting that Canada should incorporate some U.S. territories of its own – including Minnesota. Check out what Ford said, according to CTV News in Toronto:

"You know something, to the president I’ll make him a counteroffer; How about if we buy Alaska and throw in Minnesota and Minneapolis at the same time?" Ford asked.

If you watch the full interview below, you can see that Ford's comment isn't a real suggestion, but appears to be an attempt to point out that the previous suggestions about the U.S. buying Canada aren't realistic, either.

Come to think of it, though, I've always thought that we here in the North Star State were pretty darn similar to our Canadian neighbors anyway, aren't we? Heck, we're both used to the cold winter weather, we both love hockey, and we already share parts of the North Shore of Lake Superior. So maybe Ford's proposal DOES make sense...

You can see the entire interview in which Ford made that comment below. And, then keep scrolling to check out if you are a real Minnesotan or not-- based on how well you can pronounce some only-in-Minnesota names!

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