# US president Donald Trump has threatened to impose “heavy tariffs” or stop trading with the European Union after it proposed that Canada become the bloc’s first associate member. Canada is currently locked in a trade war with the US, pushing Ottawa to seek closer economic and security ties with Europe. Trump, who has repeatedly called for Canada to become the 51st US state, says the EU’s move was laughable and a hostile act. According to a recent survey, 80-percent of Canadians are in favour of strengthening relations with the EU.
Trump threatens to cut off trade with Europe if Canada becomes an associate member of the EU