🍁 “Never 51” and Proud of It: Canada Claps Back in Snarky Style on Canada Day 🍁

Let’s be real, folks — if you really want to light a fire under Canada’s famously chill backside, all you have to do is suggest turning it into the 51st U.S. state. 💁‍♂️🇺🇸➡️🇨🇦 Cue national side-eye.

So this Canada Day, forget the polite golf claps and double-doubles — people showed up in slogan armor. The T-shirts were loud, the messages were louder: “Canada is Not For Sale,” “Elbows Up,” and the ultimate spicy maple leaf mic-drop — “Never 51.” 🔥🍁✋

Apparently, Donald Trump’s trade war cosplay and recurring fantasy of adding Canada to the U.S. starter pack was the last straw. Tariffs on maple syrup, dairy, steel, and general politeness? Now it’s personal.

Enter: Jim Kamp, a once-laidback British Columbian who booked a ticket from Vi

ctoria to Ottawa just to flex his newfound, turbocharged patriotism in the nation's capital. Jim rocked a firetruck-red “Never 51” tee like he was auditioning for the next Molson Canadian commercial. “I wasn’t a very strong patriotic Canadian until now,” he confessed, basically describing Canada’s version of a political awakening. ✈️🍁💪

And he’s not alone. There’s been a noticeable uptick in Canadians choosing to spend their loonies locally, travel domestically, and wrap themselves in plaid-flannel-wrapped nationalism. Because nothing unites a country quite like someone trying to casually annex it with bad spray tan logic. 😬🛒✈️

Whether it’s shopping, staycations, or defiantly ordering poutine with extra curds, the message is clear: Canada may be polite, but it’s not push-over polite. And if you’re looking to make it the 51st state? “Elbows up,” sweetie. 🇨🇦💅

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