Kevin O'Leary from Shark Tank said half of Canadians are interested in becoming a part of the United States but they do not trust Justin Trudeau to do the negotiation. He said he would go to Mar-a-Lago to talk to Trump about this because he believed that Canadians would trust him with the negotiation. An open border, a common currency and a common taxation would be a great beginning for the two economies merged into one, he said.
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