Commentary
What started as an offhanded joke by President Trump has acquired a life of its own, mainly as a result of panicky Canadian academics, politicians, and commentators treating it with a seriousness with which it should never have been accorded.
Trump, beset by an increasing number of internal and international problems, has been obliged to move on. But unfortunately, many Canadians appear unable to do so, while some politicians endeavour to exploit fear of Trump, fear of tariffs, and fear of Canada becoming a 51st state as an election issue.
Allow me then to present some undeniable facts which, when duly considered, put the 51st state proposal into the foolish, unfeasible, distractive, non-starter category:…