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He made these remarks at the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alberta, following comments by Prime Minister Mark Carney about his government studying the 'extreme tail risk' of such an event.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-26T17:45:34.176Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-26T00:25:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-26T17:45:34.176Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports and 12 digests corroborate the central claim, with specific attribution to the Alaska governor.","critic":"Two full reports provide details on the context and implications of the remarks, quoting multiple sources.","hype":"Headlines and reporting are direct and factual, with no sensationalism or exaggeration."}},"tags":["#USCanadaRelations","#Geopolitics","#Alaska","#NationalSecurity"],"entities":["Mike Dunleavy","Mark Carney","Jody Thomas","Donald Trump","Canada","United States"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy stated there is 'zero chance' of a U.S. invasion of Canada.","Dunleavy made his remarks at the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alberta.","His comments followed Prime Minister Mark Carney's statement that his government studied the 'extreme tail risk' of U.S. military action in Canada.","Jody Thomas, former national security adviser, called a U.S. invasion 'improbable, slightly impossible'."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said that the idea of the United States invading Canada would be shocking to the average American. He made these remarks during an onstage discussion at the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alberta. Dunleavy, a Republican, stated there is 'zero chance' of such a military incursion, comparing it to Pennsylvania having a better chance of being invaded by West Virginia."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"His comments came days after Prime Minister Mark Carney told the New York Times that his government had studied the 'extreme tail risk' of U.S.-led military action in Canada. Jody Thomas, former national security and intelligence adviser to ex-prime minister Justin Trudeau, described a U.S. invasion as 'an improbable, slightly impossible' notion. Thomas suggested that in such an unlikely event, negotiations would begin immediately among top military and diplomatic officials."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on U.S. intentions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While Governor Dunleavy stated there is 'zero chance' of a U.S. invasion, CP24 and City News reported that U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly asserted he wants to make Canada the 51st state, though he has said he would pursue this through economic coercion rather than military means. City News also reported Dunleavy calling Trump 'the best president for the state of Alaska in our entire history'."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports below mention the statement by Jody Thomas that in the unlikely event of an invasion, negotiations would kick into high gear right away among top military and diplomatic officials, or that 'there would be maybe a few days of mobilization and movement before I think it would stop'."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Radio-Canada","url":"https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2287449/aucune-chance-etats-unis-attaquent-canada-gouverneur-alaska","headline":"\"No Chance\" that the United States Will Attack Canada","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-26T00:25:22.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Western Investor","url":"https://westerninvestor.com/national-business/zero-chance-us-attacks-canada-alaska-governor-tells-conference-12823973","headline":"'Zero chance' U.S. 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