Different values, different spelling — different country. Donald Trump’s unlikely plan for Canada to become the 51st US state is leading to a surge of national pride north of the border and a pushback against an often imposing neighbor.
“There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States,” reacted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, summing up many Canadians’ sentiments.
A new poll by the Angus Reid Institute found 90 percent of citizens reject the idea of linking up with the United States.
Canadians told AFP and posted on social media that they pronounce Z as “Zed” north of the 49th parallel and not “Zee” like Americans, measure temperatures in Celsius not Fahrenheit, and would never get used to paying for a doctor visit.
They wisecracked about adding a beaver or a maple leaf to the American flag, and whether they could keep saying sorry …