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While most in Trudeau camps have brushed aside Trump’s comments, Mark Carney recently said the 'joke' has gone 'too far'
Published Dec 27, 2024 • 2 minute read
Wayne Gretzky may not have shown any interest in Donald Trump’s suggestion the Hall of Famer attempt to become the Prime Minister of Canada, but it appears his wife, Janet, might feel differently.
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On Boxing Day, the actress-turned-entrepreneur and mother to their five children posted one of her husband’s most iconic quotes over a generic hockey image on Instagram: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
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Janet didn’t write anything else in her post, leading some to wonder about its significance.
“Is this a ‘running for PM’ announcement,” wondered Instagram user _Canadrian_ in response.
“You mean like Gov of Canada,” asked another online user MarkClay73.
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As reported by Fox News and multiple other media outlets, Janet now-expired Instagram story shared and linked to Trump’s Christmas Day Truth Social post about the pitch to her husband.
In it, Trump said Gretzky “had no interest” in becoming Canada’s head of state, “soon to be known as the Governor of Canada.”
“But I think the people of Canada should start a DRAFT WAYNE GRETZKY Movement. It would be so much fun to watch,” he ended.
Trump had just finished trolling Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an earlier post that again referred to him as “Governor” of a potential 51st state.
Joining the American Experiment, Trump said, would see Canadians enjoy a tax cut of 60 per cent and immediate business growth.
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“And they would be militarily protected like no other Country anywhere in the World.”
Merry Christmas to all, including to the wonderful soldiers of China, who are lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal (where we lost 38,000 people in its building 110 years ago), always making certain that the United States puts in Billions of Dollars in “repair”…
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) December 25, 2024Advertisement 4
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Earlier in the day, Trudeau appeared to subtly break his silence regarding his North American counterpart’s repeated jabs.
“Some information about Canada for Americans,” he posted to X along with a link to a 14-year-old video made by NBC prior to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in which Tom Brokaw educates uninformed U.S. citizens about their neighbours to the north.
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While most in the Liberal and Trudeau camps have brushed aside or not responded to Trump’s comments, former Bank of Canada Governor and likely future Liberal candidate Mark Carney said the “joke” about Canada joining the union has gone “too far.”
“The casual disrespect, the poor tax math, and ignoring that workers on both sides of our border will be better off if we work together,” he wrote on X above a screenshot of Trump’s latest salvo.
“Time to call it out, stand up for Canada, and build a true North American partnership.”
This is carrying the ‘joke’ too far: the casual disrespect, the poor tax math, and ignoring that workers on both sides of our border will be better off if we work together. Time to call it out, stand up for Canada, and build a true North American partnership 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 https://t.co/BO4zEMrk0B
— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) December 26, 2024Advertisement 6
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