Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada's NDP, strongly defended Canada's sovereignty in response to Donald Trump's idea of annexing Canada. Singh emphasized Canadians' pride and resolve to defend their nation. Trump suggested that merging Canada with the US would enhance national security and reduce financial burdens. Trudeau dubbed the proposition as 'provocative and absurd.'
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​Reacting to the controversy, the bishop said her message was politicized but it was kind of a given that her message would be politicized, she said. "I think if you read what I said, I mean how could it not be politicized, right? We are in a hyper-political climate. ​One of the things I caution about is the culture of contempt in which we live that immediately rushes to the worst possible interpretations of what people are saying and to put them in categories. That's part of the air we... Expand
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