Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau soared to victory in 2015 on the promise of change and “sunny ways” for the country.

Trudeau's leadership is in crisis after the exit of his finance minister, who warned of an impending "tariff war" with the U.S.

When Donald Trump jokes that Canada could become the 51st state, and refers to Justin Trudeau as a governor rather than prime minister, it's all an effort to "humiliate" the Canadian leader, a former senior Trump adviser says.

Donald Trump mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after his top minister’s surprise resignation following a clash on how to handle the president-elect’s looming tariffs.

Trudeau's hold on power was further threatened after one of his Cabinet members abruptly resigned over Trudeau's approach to Trump.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, once a political star, is fighting for his job amid calls to step down. Donald Trump is adding to his troubles.

US 'gets nothing in return' for ‘billions of dollars’ worth of repairs to canal, says president-elect - Anadolu Ajansı

The president-elect appeared to make bizarre claims and said that Greenland was "needed by the United States for National Security purposes" and extended Christmas wishes to people there. Trump also spoke of Panama Canal and rued that the US was spending "Billions of Dollars in "repair" money".

Reiterating his idea to make Canada the 51st US state, Trump charged at Trudeau and said that if it were to happen, "their taxes would be cut by more than 60 per cent, their businesses would immediately double in size, and they would be militarily protected like no other country anywhere in the World."

Donald Trump has made his strongest bid yet to take over Canada, offering the Canadian people a 60 percent tax cut if they agree to join the US and become the 51st US state.