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First up, though.

So Donald Trump thinks he can weaken us with his plan to divide and conquer.

Something very sudden happened in Canadian political rhetoric in the last couple of months.

It became very, very focused on American political rhetoric.

The Americans want our resources, our water, our land, our country.

Think about it. If they, if they succeeded, they would destroy our way of life.

And now the country has a new Prime Minister elect after Justin Trudeau decided to step down.

Yesterday, his Liberal Party held a leadership election, and Mark Carney won it by a landslide.

And the rhetoric kept coming.

We didn't ask for this fight.

The Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves.

So the Americans, they should make no mistake.

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