The newly sworn-in Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has rejected President of the United States of America, Donald Trump’s proposal of Canada being the US’s 51st state.
Carney made this known in his speech after being sworn in on Friday as Canada’s 24th prime minister, according to the Guardian.
He said Canada will never be part of the US in any form.
His comments come after President Trump has repeatedly hinted at Canada annexation as the US’s 51st state.
This follows the raging trade war between the US and Canada since Trump’s administration kicked off.
According to Carney, “We will never, in any shape or form, be part of the US,” the former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England told a crowd outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Trump’s annexation threats.
“We are very fundamentally different”.
He added that Canada “expects respect” from the US, while also voicing hope his government could find ways “to work together” with the Trump administration.
Recall that less than a week ago, Carney beat the former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, the former government house leader Karina Gould, and the former member of parliament Frank Baylis with a dominant 85.9 percent of the vote in a closely watched leadership race. He has no prior elected experience and does not have a seat in the House of Commons, making him a rarity in Canadian history.
Carney, in the coming weeks, is expected to announce an election in the coming days, reflecting both the urgency of Canada’s trade war with the US.
Asked about the comments by the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on Friday morning that “economically speaking, Canada would be better as the 51st state of the United States,” Carney replied, “It’s crazy. That’s all you can say.”
Meanwhile, the effects of Donald Trump’s economic attack on Canada are so wide-ranging and damaging on both countries. US trade tariffs, if held in place for an extended period of time, could push Canada’s fragile economy into a recession and unleash a cascading chain of knock-on upheavals.
Earlier, Justin Trudeau formally resigned as prime minister of Canada.
