Soon after being named as the next Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney made his intentions clear with the United States, saying that Ottawa will “never ever be part of America in any way, shape or form.” This was said by the Liberal Leader Carney during his victory speech at the party’s convention in Ottawa.
A political outsider, who has served as the governor of Bank of Canada and Bank of England, won the Liberal Party leadership with a whopping vote percentage of over 85 percent, securing 131,674 votes.
Known for his criticism of US President Donald Trump, on his victory announcement as well, Carney expressed his strong stance against America. In response to Trump’s repeated wish of making Canada the 51st state of the United States, Carney responded with, “America is not Canada. Canada will never ever be part of America in any way, shape or form.”
Mark Carney said how Americans want the resources, water, land and country of the Canadians. “If they succeeded, they would destroy our way of life,” Carney said while addressing the gathering at the Liberal Party convention. ‘Cannot, will not let Trump succeed’
He also slammed America’s healthcare system for being an apparent business, comparing it to that of Canada’s and how it is a “right” in Ottawa. “America is a melting pot. Canada is a mosaic,” he was cited as saying.
Tariff Threats
In terms of Trump’s tariff threats, Carney responded saying that Canada’s retaliatory measures will also remain in place until US can make a credible commitment on free and fair trade.
He affirmed that Canada “cannot and will not let him (Trump) succeed”. “We are Canada strong,” Carney reiterated.
Carney also launched an apparent jibe at his opposition Conservatives, saying that even though Canadians did not want this political fight but they are always ready “when someone else drops the gloves”.
He said that the US should make no mistake, because it be trade or hockey, it is the Canadians who will win. He criticised Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and said that if Trump is trying to weaken the country’s economy, “there is someone else, who if he succeeds, will weaken our economy.”
He said that the Poilievre “is the type of lifelong politician… who worships at the altar of the free market despite never having made a payroll himself.”
Carney firmly expressed the continue fight against American tariffs that in this crisis, those who are hit hardest by the impositions should be helped, while Canada builds its strength at home.
“That is the right thing to do. That is the fair thing to do. That is the Canadian thing to do. That is what makes us stronger,” he said amid loud cheers and applause.
He said described America as a country “we can no longer trust” as it has brought dark days on Canada. “We are getting over the shock but let us never forget the lessons, we have to look after ourselves and to look out for each other. We need to pull together in the tough days ahead.”
Mark Carney promised the people of Canada that together, the nation will get through this crisis. “We can and we will come out stronger than ever, and we will because Canada is built on the strength of its people.”
“Vive la Canada (long live Canada),” Mark Carney said while concluding his speech.
Prior to this day also, Canada’s Liberal Party leadership candidate and former Bank of Canada’s Governor; Mark Carney was being favored to replace Trudeau as Canada PM.
Canada’s Liberal Party was set to choose a former central banker and political novice as its next leader, replacing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. PM Trudeau was presently confronting threats from US President Donald Trump.
Mark Carney, who served as the Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, was widely expected to be named the new Liberal leader when results from a vote of around 400,00 party members were to be announced on Sunday (Mar 9).
The other main challenger was Trudeau’s former Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, who held several senior cabinet positions in the Liberal government that was first elected in 2015.
The winner will now soon face a general election that polls currently show the rival Conservative Party as slight favorites to win.
Carney has racked up endorsements, including from much of Trudeau’s cabinet, and a Freeland win would have been a shock for the Liberals as they are now heading towards a general election.
Carney and Freeland had both maintained that they are the best candidate to defend Canada against Trump’s attacks.
The US president has repeatedly spoken about annexing Canada and thrown bilateral trade, the lifeblood of the Canadian economy, into chaos with dizzying tariff actions that have veered in various directions since he took office.
Carney has argued that he is a seasoned economic manager, reminding voters that he led the Bank of Canada through the 2008 to 2009 financial crisis and steered the Bank of England through the turbulence that followed the 2016 Brexit vote.
Trump “is attacking what we build. He is attacking what we sell. He is attacking how we earn our living”, Carney had told supporters at a closing campaign rally near Toronto. “We are facing the most serious crisis in our lifetime,” he added. “Everything in my life has prepared me for this moment.”
Data released from the Angus Reid polling firm on Wednesday showed that Canadians saw Carney as the favorite choice to face off against Trump, a trait that could offer the Liberals a boost over the opposition Conservatives.
Forty-three per cent of respondents had then said they trusted Carney the most to deal with Trump, with 34 per cent backing Tory leader Pierre Poilievre.
Most polls, however, still list the Tories as the current favorites to win the election, which must be held by October but could come within weeks.
Mexican and Canadian officials are increasingly frustrated by tariff negotiations with the Trump administration, with a lack of clarity over exactly what the US wants making any resolution seem impossible, sources from both countries hold.
After implementing across-the-board 25 per cent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico earlier this week, President Donald Trump on Thursday (Mar 6) announced a one-month reprieve for both countries on goods compliant under a North American trade pact.
The on-again, off-again tariffs and the high-level discussions surrounding them have exasperated negotiating teams, according to three Mexican officials and two Canadian sources familiar with negotiations.
Trump based the legal justification for the tariffs on combating fentanyl and illegal immigration, but he and others in his administration often expand the justification to include trade deficits and protecting US industries like autos and lumber.
Despite the shared frustration of Mexico and Canada, the two countries have taken distinct tones in public. Mexican President Sheinbaum has stressed her respect for Trump and the close cooperation with the US. Canada has bluntly criticized the chaos.
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