The annexation joke with legs

It is best to react to Donald Trump’s annexation bad joke with a pirouette; pivot to offer a bad joke in return. Trump encouraged his neighbour and pal Wayne Gretzky to run for prime minister. Mark Carney should encourage Gretzky to run for governor of Florida.

TORONTO—Chill out. Let go of your fears and anxieties about about being annexed by the United States. To be sure, the threat strikes at one’s sense of national identity and independence, but relax: don’t take seriously what started and continues as a bad joke. You are ...

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