During the phone call last month between Donald Trump and Mark Carney, the U.S. president put the idea of making Canada the 51st U.S. state back on the table, contrary to what the prime minister himself publicly stated later,

The two leaders spoke by phone for the first time on March 28 during the first week of the federal election campaign

Carney had previously described his March 28 call with the U.S. president as respectful regarding Canada's sovereignty.