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• America and Canada are the best friends. We've always been the best friends.

  Rick Mercer

  America, Canada

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• I think Donald Trump realizes that if the story, in a day or two, is that the United States is in a war of words with Canada, people are going to go - well, good Lord, if he can't get along with Canada, he can't get along with anyone. And I think he realizes that that friendship has to endure and has to continue.

  Rick Mercer

  War, Thinking, Two

  "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau To Visit Trump Monday". Interview with Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, kccu.org. February 12, 2017.

• I think Canadians, by and large, during the American election, every time Donald Trump talked about NAFTA, we felt that he was talking about Mexico. Now, if Donald Trump tears up NAFTA, there is still a Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. And we all assume that we will revert back to that agreement, which is essentially the same as NAFTA except Mexico is no longer at the table. I think, you know, that is what we are hoping for.

  Rick Mercer

  Thinking, Talking, Agreement

  "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau To Visit Trump Monday". Interview with Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, kccu.org. February 12, 2017.

• I think when Justin Trudeau tweets - and Justin Trudeau tweets just like Donald Trump tweets. He occasionally just tweets things. And when he tweets that we're welcoming everyone, I mean, we're not a utopia for immigration as well. I mean, we have all sorts of issues that are very similar to the United States.

  Rick Mercer

  Mean, Thinking, Issues

  "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau To Visit Trump Monday". Interview with Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, kccu.org. February 12, 2017.

• Canadians want to know that our trade with the United States will continue and that we won't get into any kind of trade war with the United States.

  Rick Mercer

  War, United States, Want

  Source: www.npr.org