P.E.I. musician pens ode to Canada amid 51st state discussions

Musician Chad Matthews recently penned an ode to Canada. (Source: Chad Matthews)

A Prince Edward Island musician seems to have struck a chord across the country with his song about calls from President Donald Trump for Canada to become the 51st State.

Chad Matthews released the song “51st State” on Facebook on Monday and the video has already racked up nearly 70,000 views.

“It’s a song I think a lot of Canadians are maybe feeling,” Matthews said. “I just kind of put it all together in a song. I’m thinking about the tariffs Trump might issue on Canada on top of making Canada the 51st state.

“What he’s saying, I don’t think it’s right.”

The song is Matthews’ ode to what he feels makes Canada special as its own country.

“Canada has always been Canada to me,” he said. “I wrote it down on an old piece of paper in the truck. The song speaks for itself. It came to me in five minutes.”

Matthews said he’s gotten requests from radio stations to play the song, so he plans to record it in a studio and release it as a single soon.

“People have been calling me,” he said. “It’s kind of overwhelming.”

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