In the face of repeated economic provocations and talk of <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/could-one-way-to-make-america-great-again-be-a-transfusion-of-canadians&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/could-one-way-to-make-america-great-again-be-a-transfusion-of-canadians">Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state</a> from President-elect Donald Trump, some prominent Conservatives on this side of the border aren’t exactly rolling out the welcome mat.

Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper appeared to respond to repeated remarks from Donald Trump about the U.S. absorbing Canada.{ai:summary}<p>Canadian Conservatives are responding cautiously to the prospect of closer ties with the U.S. amid ongoing economic tensions and discussions about Canada potentially becoming the 51st state under President-elect Donald Trump. There is a notable reluctance to embrace this idea. #politics</p>

Did Stephen Harper just respond to Donald Trump's 51st U.S. state threat?

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