President-elect Donald Trump told the Prime Minister of Canada that if his country can't deal with his tariffs, maybe they should become the 51st U.S. state, according to anonymous sources speaking to Fox News.Justin Trudeau "flew to Mar-a-Lago unannounced after Trump threatened to impose sweeping t...
  • Nougat@fedia.io
    51·
    2 个月前

    All that snow and ice up there will melt, Canada will have plenty of water to hold over the US’ head.

        • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
          4·
          2 个月前

          20% of the fresh water in the world (not counting ice blocks) is in the Great Lakes, which divide the U.S. and Canada, fresh water I doubt would be a worry for either.

          • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
            3·
            2 个月前

            Aren’t most of the middling to good lakes increasingly polluted to the point where they’re not suitable for drinking water, though?

            • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
              3·
              2 个月前

              I mean I know I’ve pissed in the St. Lawrence dozens of times, but I’m sure that’s flushed out by now.

              I’m sure there is some pollution, but it has to be easier to sanitize that water than to start with ocean water.

    • cm0002@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 个月前

      That’ll be a great first line for the history book chapter “Beginning of the Water Wars”