Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he was in no hurry to talk with his U.S. counterparts about the ongoing trade war between the two countries, saying the phone would be in “at the right time.”
Speaking to Iqaluit reporters after a two-day trip from abroad, Carney said he was not attracted by what he called diplomatically “initiative” or nearly daily trade threats, saying his main focus was to build a Canadian economy to make Canada’s economy more resilient to make global economic challenges, including U.S. trade protectionism.
Carney said Trump’s tariff action “convenes the effectiveness of the Canadian-US Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)” and requires a larger conversation with Americans to reset the entire bilateral relationship, which will only happen when the time is right.
He said the “starting point” of future calls with Trump will be his reaffirmation and strengthening of Canada’s sovereignty, which was repeatedly threatened by the US president.
“I look forward to having a discussion between two sovereign states at the right time, which are comprehensive rather than targeting one issue. When we are in touch, there are a lot of issues to discuss.”
When asked about assertions from former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Trump is trying to fish the Canadian economy to make it easier to annex.
“Canada is strong, we will become stronger,” he said, “and the U.S. trade war with allies will weaken the U.S.
A reporter announced Tuesday in Iqaluit’s announcement whether Mark Carney shared Justin Trudeau’s assessment of Donald Trump – the United States hopes to destroy the Canadian economy to annex the country. Carney said that if there is a “misunderstanding” in the United States, Canadians will “remove this misunderstanding.”
Canadian Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman said on Sunday that Carney would talk to Trump at some point, but that would not happen immediately.
“The conversation was coming,” she said in an interview with CBC. Rosemary Barton live broadcast.
While the president made a series of “disrespectful” comments about Canada’s comments, Hillman said Carney would take a “business-like” approach to making any appeals with Trump, who is sometimes volatile.
“We can’t control President Trump’s behavior. We can control our behavior,” she said. “We can start these discussions from the position of confidence and strength and get into this relationship.”
Outside of pre-planned summits, the new prime minister usually makes visiting the United States a top priority. For example, the last three prime ministers – Trudeau, Stephen Harper and Paul Martin, went to the United States very early in their tenure.
Carney took another approach.
Government sources told CBC News that this was his idea of his first trip to the UK after being sworn in, Nunavut’s first trip outside the U.S. capital.
Carney played the British, French and Indigenous roots of Canada and continued allegiance to the royal family in the first few days of his leadership to separate the country from the Republic to the South, and fought a bloody war of independence from the South to stay away from Britain.
Carney said after the swearing-in ceremony that Canada has a “proud British legacy”. He told French President Emmanuel Macron during his dock in Paris on Monday that the country is “the most European country.”
Carney also leans towards other Commonwealth ties in Canada as he keeps the country away from the United States
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in his speech at Iqaluit on Tuesday that Canada will work with Australia to build an early warning radar system in the Arctic.
To this end, he announced an agreement with Australia on Tuesday to establish an early warning radar system from the Canadian-U.S. border to the Arctic to better assert the region’s sovereignty.
He said the federal cousin was a “long-term defense partner” and Canada could use Australian expertise to help make this system grow rapidly.
“We can’t and should not defend our country first,” Carney said.
He said: “The world is changing. Our opponents are becoming more and more brave.
Carney said he “respects” Trump’s focus on borders, drugs and high-paying jobs.
He said he shared these concerns about Canada, which is what he will focus on.
“We can give ourselves anything President Trump or any other trading partner can take away,” he said.
