Quebec MP and businesses join Vermont senator to denounce effects of the trade war

U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to make Canada a 51st state are “unacceptable,” a U.S. Senator from Vermont said Tuesday as businesspeople on both sides of the border gathered to denounce threatened tariffs on Canadian goods.In a restaurant overlooking frozen Lake Memphremagog – which spans both countries – Democratic Senator Peter Welch added that he’s “absolutely horrified” by the tariffs, which he described as destructive for Americans and Canadians alike.