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Preston Manning: Why Canada as the 51st State Is a Non-Starter for Both US and Canada

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Preston Manning: Why Canada as the 51st State Is a Non-Starter for Both US and Canada
The flags of Canada and the United States in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
Preston Manning
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What started as an offhanded joke by President Trump has acquired a life of its own, mainly as a result of panicky Canadian academics, politicians, and commentators treating it with a seriousness with which it should never have been accorded.

Preston Manning
Preston Manning
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Preston Manning served as a member of the Canadian Parliament from 1993 to 2001, and as leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2000. He founded two political parties: the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance. Both of these became the Official Opposition in Parliament and led to the creation of the Conservative Party of Canada, which formed the federal government from 2004-2015.