Trudeau made a surprise visit to Mar-a-Lago last Friday — accompanied by a small Canadian delegation — to meet with Trump. The trip came just days after the incoming president threatened to implement 25 per cent tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico until the border countries stop the flow of illegal drugs and migrants across the borders. Do you agree with Trudeau's decision to go to Mar-a-Lago?

According to U.S. network Fox News, Trump joked during the meeting in Florida that if said tariffs debilitated the Canadian economy — as the prime minister conveyed to him — perhaps Canada should become the country's 51st state. Trump later posted what appears to be an artificially generated image depicting him standing on a mountaintop, with a large Canadian flag next to him, with the caption "Oh Canada!" Would you want Canada to be the 51st state of the United States of America?

Canadian politicians responded to the comment on Tuesday, calling it lighthearted teasing. Kirsten Hillman — in an interview on CTV News Channel's Power Play on Tuesday — said while she hadn't seen the social media post, the gathering in Florida had "a really happy, joyous kind of atmosphere." "(Trump) made jokes, other people at the table made jokes," Hillman said, who was part of the Canadian delegation to Mar-a-Lago, though she wasn't seated at the same table as Trump and Trudeau during the three-hour dinner. "People were making jokes, which, actually, I have to say, I find to be reassuring that people are that comfortable with each other, that they're teasing." Do you think Trump was just joking?