Should Canada Join the U.S.?

Donald Trump figures it's time Canada became the 51st state. He's calling the Canada/U.S. border an "artificially-drawn line," says America spends hundreds of billions "protecting Canada," and is threatening "economic force" to make a merger happen. What's the right way for Canada to respond? 

5:00 | Jespo and Johnny open the show with their own thoughts on Trump's comments and responses from PM Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre. 

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18:15 | International trade lawyer Martha Harrison gives us an informed take on the history of the Canada/U.S. trade relationship, Donald Trump's version of diplomacy, and the true costs of tariffs. 

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47:00 | Real Talkers respond to Martha's interview and Trump's comments via our Real Talk Live Chat powered by Park Power. 

57:15 | It's a personal edition of #MyJasper Memories presented by Tourism Jasper, as Ryan shares video and photos from his family's New Year's trip to the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge and Marmot Basin. 

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1:04:00 | Ryan reads some of the calm, reasonable, totally normal replies to his tweets about Donald Trump's comments about Canada. 

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