Jean Chrétien, who was Canada’s prime minister from 1993 to 2003, joined a chorus of officials who say Trump's remarks are no longer a joke and may undermine America’s closest ally.

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien writes: Mr. Trump has accomplished one thing – he has unified Canadians more than we have been ever before! Mr. Chrétien greets people anxious to shake his hand following Canada Day ceremonies in Ottawa on July 1, 1996. TOM HANSON/The Canadian Press

Former Canadian PM Jean Chretien, who served as PM from 1993 to 2003, has joined officials critical of Trump's push to make Canada the 51st state of the US. In an article, Chretien wrote, 'To Donald Trump,

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US President-elect Trump's offer of merging Canada with the US was a response to Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation

We would be the largest land mass in the world. We would be self-reliant in every respect (food, energy, minerals, water). We would attract the world’s most talented people. We would truly be “the best country in the world,” to use Mr. Chrétien’s words, and would dominate international hockey competitions. Your idea is truly brilliant.

Former Canadian Prime Minister condemns Trump's remarks about Canada becoming the 51st state, emphasizing Canadian sovereignty and independence.

Jean Chrétien, who was Canada’s prime minister from 1993 to 2003, joined a chorus of officials from the northern U.S. neighbor who say Trump's remarks are no longer a joke and may undermine ...

Jean Chrétien, who was Canada’s prime minister from 1993 to 2003, joined a chorus of officials from the northern U.S. neighbor who say Trump's remarks are no longer a joke and may undermine ...

Jean Chrétien, who was Canada’s prime minister from 1993 to 2003, joined a chorus of officials from the northern U.S. neighbor who say Trump’s remarks are no longer a joke and may undermine ...

There’s a lot of concern about guns, but it’s Canada who has a concern that unregulated gun traffic is coming in from the States to Canada. So we’ve got our quarrels about the border that in some sense are more serious than Trump’s. So it all looks like pretext to me, either as a prelude to a negotiation or there’s something else going on.

Trudeau’s departure is more embarrassing because it follows a bungled attempt to lay all the responsibility for a failed economic policy on his