Trudeau says Trump talk of annexing Canada is a distraction tactic

OTTAWA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's talk of possibly annexing Canada was a tactic designed to distract people from the impact of his proposed tariffs.

Trudeau told CNN that if Trump did go ahead with a promise to impose a 25% on all imports from Canada, "everything the American consumers buy from Canada is suddenly going to get a lot more expensive".

(Reporting by David Ljunggren)

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