Trump’s threats to annex Canada are all bluster and no bite: experts

Donald Trump’s repeated calls to claim Canada are nothing more than empty threats aimed at winning trade concessions, experts in U.S. relations and defence studies say, as Ontario’s Premier called the idea “ridiculous and a waste of time.”Speaking at a press conference this week, the president-elect said he’d use “economic force” to annex Canada, arguing that the United States doesn’t need to buy Canadian lumber, dairy or automobiles.