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Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, Thank you for speaking to the American public so kindly & articulately! Please let some of our states become provinces or territories of Canada. Please let us know the forms to fill out.... Hawaii must look pretty great to you all...?! If Donald can rename the Gulf of Mexico, surely we can adjust some border lines....?

Canada- Strong today-Stronger Tomorrow!! Never been prouder to be Canadian. Thank you PM Trudeau!!!

Trudeau speaks truth in such an eloquent and coherent manner that what he says is indisputable. Thank you Canada, and sorry for the #$&! Where's our Trudeau?

From Canada, and reading the comments is truly heartfelt. Trudeau gets a pretty polarizing reputation in our country, but to know the world sees him as more reputable and more of a leader makes me proud to be Canadian and to stay positive in these chaotic times. Thank you

Figured you'd be on CNN we don't need anything from Canada you need us thank you Donald Trump now maybe our country will start making everything we need like it used to be

I love Canada and Canadians. Thank you for being you! You will prevail. It’s unfortunate that our leadership, here in the US, is comprised of predatory, transactional, grifters, and a$$holes.

Thank you for your input. I'm so sorry you are going through this. Do what you have to do I would not think less of you or Canada. From Nashville Tennessee

What a speech!❤❤❤\nSo proud of our handsome, intelligent Mr. Trudeau!\nThank everyone who supports Canada, thank you for all comments!\nDear American neighbours we love you, but we love and stand united for our beloved Canada??????

Good Go Canada???? thank you for taking a Stand against the Prez Clown Con's!

as a canadian i just want to thank all the americans who support canada. thank you so much <3

Thank you Prime Minister Trudeau from the U.S. Very kind words and extremely helpful information that we all need to hear from a political leader that is talking to us without all the rhetoric and childish behavior. DT is extremely wrong and ignorant. Many Americans stand with Canada, Ukraine and Mexico. God bless you and world peace for all of us.

Thank you Canada, the US is too weak to take care of the MAGA problem we have. Hope Mexico sticks it to him too

Thank You Prime Minister Trudeau!\nWe Love Canada!\nWe are So Sorry that the criminal in the White House has brought us to this moment with our neighbors!\nMerci Beaucoup Prime Minister! \nOur hearts are broken!\n???

Im from Ukraine, and im stand with you CANADA. Thank you for your position

I wish I lived in Canada. Thank God you have a strong leader.

Thank you Canada, as an American I am praying other countries will stand against trump. I would rather “hurt” because you are doing the right thing instead of hurting because of a evil administration

Thank you Canada for standing up to this Bully President who has dropped all of the protection so Russia can just walk all over America and set itself up to allow Putin to do whatever he wants.

I speak as a Californian. I am so, so terribly sorry, Canada. I never voted for tRump, ever. I hate him in every way. This is all so heartbreaking. ?? Thank you Prime Minister Trudeau, for standing up for your entire country. Our president is destroying America and handing us over to Russia. ? I stand with Canafa, Ukraine, Mexico and democracies of the world.

Wonderful to hear Canada's response to the bully Trump. President Trudeau response to global issues is measured, articulate and informed compared to the ignorant, bombastic self serving purposes of Donald Duck (AKA Donald Trump/ USA president) rants!!.\n Stand strong Canada, you have leverage (higher exports of power energies) to the US with your natural resources. In Ireland we recognize a huge differential between the morals of the USA versus Canada ( but some times get confused with the accents). I am with you Canada. Every best wish with your endeavors and thank you for supporting the EU.

Thank you PM Justin Trudeau! You are the best! You should remain the PM of Canada to save it! Trump is said to be an asset of Russia. His actions prove beyond a shadow of doubt that there is credence to the accusations. Actions speak louder than words, they say!

Thank you, Canada for Standing up for the American people and knowing who is causing so much pain and grief to the American people.

Thank you Canada! Millions of Americans stand with you even though we’ll take the brunt of the financial burden.

I’m with Canada on this matter. We don’t betray our friends like that. I will commit my support on this issue by using whatever “freedom of speech” I have and by inserting my opposing view in pro-trump videos that speak ill of Canada. Thank you Trudeau, and I am sorry.

Thank you, Canada, \nIt's not the American people,, Only those in the WHITE HOUSE, who want a dictatorship.\nNot even our own Supreme Courts won't listen to the American people asking for a hearing against the attacks on the American people.\nTrump owns the Supreme Court The House of Representatives.,\nDonald Trump and Vance need to be taken out of the White House. Musk is Distroying the American People.\nImpeach Trump and Vance ?????

A big heartfelt thank you goes out to all of our American friends who have lent Canadians their support throughout all this, a keen observer would admit there are a lot of you out there standing up and speaking out for Canada. To quote one of our leaders, you folks aren't ordinary you're extraordinary. ????

I love this guy!! Thank you Canada for standing up to the tyrant!!!

Thank you emphasizing the role of municipalities in this. Unlike other jurisdictions, in Canada municipalities are responsible for all transport infrastructure and utility infrastructure with the exception of major provincial highways, airports, and electricity and gas distribution systems. Meanwhile, Canadian municipalities can only levy property taxes and no income or sales taxes. Thus, Canadian municipalities governments are very attached to property owners, leading to the political conditions that make housing harder to build and new housing more expensive. The vast majority of the policies restricting housing supply and increasing costs of new housing, like development charges on new homes to fund infrastructure instead of taxing existing property owners, onerous and restrictive zoning regulations, and slow and expensive permitting processes all come from the cities. Honestly, for many city politicians it is to their advantage to make the crisis worse. Why wouldn’t a city councillor vote to raise development charges on building new homes instead of raising property taxes on existing homes to pay for stuff like replacing life expired sewer and road and subway infrastructure!? His constituents aren’t going to care about the costs of new homes, which affect people moving to the city or younger generations, which are either not yet residents of the city or too young to vote.

Thank you Canada! We appreciate your sanity!!

Wow, so Trump was right. Thank you Canada. So why complaining ?

Americans stand with Canada. I didn't vote for Trump/Vance/Elon ticket. The Whitehouse doesn't care about Americans. Thank you for speaking to us. Fentanyl is an excuse to give people who make $376,000 or more a tax break. Unacceptable.

Thank you so very much to everyone one of you who have taken the time to express your support for Canada and your Canadian friends on this page. May I also ask, that wherever you live, you contact your government representatives and express your feelings and views to them. As a Canadian, I am ashamed at the (near) silence of European leaders and U.S. democrats and their cowardice for not loudly voicing their support for Canada. Many, many thanks again for your kind words.

My hat goes off to you sir! Thank you for your clarity on this matter. Unfortunately we have a maniac for our commander and chief, who has the Republicans to back all of his idiotic plans. I can only say may God bless us all through the next (4) years of his destruction! I have a strong feeling that the worst is yet to come... Stay strong Canada

How I wish we had a sane decent leader. Who knows, maybe we'll have a military coup at this point. Thank you Canada for being sane and rational, hopefully we will recover and get a Biden type who cares about all citizens and our place in the world again...

8:06 AST yes, Mr Trudeau, we don’t like this either. Thank you for speaking on behalf of the American people. You speak the truth. We are under seize by an authoritarian government. God bless you and Canada.

Keep your fentanyl in Canada. Thank you!

Now you Canada knows to be Americas enemy is danger but to be America's allies is fatal. Am very glad that America force Canada to swallow this bitter pill?. Thank you America????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Thank you PM Justin Trudeau! You make me very proud to be a Canadian! True North Strong and Free! ❤??\nAs well, thank you Americans and people around the world for supporting Canada. Bless you all!

American here. I am with Canada. A real leader! Thank you Trudeau. I voted No and will continue to protest the Trump administration.

❤ Canada ?? thank you for standing up to this President

Thank you Canada,this American is so proud of you!

Thank you Sir!\nPlease stay on!\nI am a US citizen.\nCan I come to Canada as a refugee?

As a small business owner in Vermont I stand with Canada. Thank you for standing up to Trump so respectfully, eloquently and intelligently. Thank you for being an example.

thank you to all the kind comments from all of us in Canada!

Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister. Canada has always been a great country, and it is not for sale. ?? ??

This is something, a Leader of another country addressing us. It is really that bad!!! We don't blame you Canada, we know... Oh and by the way THANK YOU!!

Finally the mature adult is speaking sense thank-you stay the course Canada ??

Thank you Trump.. We love Canada!

Brilliant. Thank you Canada.

As an American, I stand with Canada.?? Thank you Prime Minister Trudeau for speaking today to us and for us.

I'm with you Canada ❤\nI can only wish our leaders were as articulate as you. Thank you for not backing down.