Donald Trump has escalated tensions with Canada, now stating that he is no longer satisfied with the 1908 treaty that established the borders between the two countries. He also said he wants to review the agreements governing the shared use of the lakes and rivers that separate them. These new challenges, along with his remarks that Canada should be the 51st U.S. state and the intense commercial pressure, led the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs to claim that Trump's plan is to weaken Canada in order to later attempt a forced annexation.