US President Donald Trump renewed his call on Monday to make Canada the 51st state of the United States.

This came in a speech he delivered via the Truth Social platform to the Canadian people heading to the polls.

Trump added that the United States supports Canada annually with hundreds of billions of dollars, noting that this support would only "make sense" if Canada became the 51st state of the United States.

Canada is holding early parliamentary elections today, following a decision made by new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in late March.

Tensions between the United States and Canada began on March 4, after Washington imposed additional 25 percent tariffs on products imported from Canada and Mexico.

Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to turn Canada into a US state (the 51st).