Ottawa—newly sworn-in Prime Minister Mark Carney has firmly stated that Canada will never be part of the United States, following his sudden rise to power as the country’s 24th leader.
“We will never, in any shape or form, be part of the US,” Carney told a crowd outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa, rejecting annexation threats from former U.S. President Donald Trump. “We are very fundamentally a different country.”
While emphasizing Canada’s expectation of “respect” from the U.S., Carney also expressed hope that his government could find ways “to work together” with the Trump administration.