‘When I sit down with President Trump…’
Carney mentioned Canada-U.S. relations several times during that speech, which formed the basis of his campaign.
“When I sit down with President Trump, it will be to discuss the future economy and security relationship between two sovereign nations,” he said.
“It will be our full knowledge that we have many, many other options to build prosperity for all Canadians.”
He reiterated his promise to make the Canadian economy less dependent on the U.S. and to reduce barriers to interprovincial trade. He said he’d work with premiers and Indigenous peoples.
People in the crowd often piped up, saying, “No! Never!” when Carney said Trump wants Canadian land.
At one point, he paused and cracked a joke at a cellphone ringing.
