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What we need is a new agreement and a new partnership with the United States because there are too many changes, to many tariffs and too many threats coming at us,
Carney said
We had a very good conversation. Mark called me,
Trump saidI just finished speaking with Prime Minister Mark Carney, of Canada. It was an extremely productive call, we agree on many things,
Trump said on his Truth Social network
We're not going to back down, we're going to respond with force,
Carney said at an afternoon press conferenceThe president respected Canada's sovereignty today, both in his private and public comments,
Carney told a press conference in Montreal
We have to look after ourselves,
he said, noting governmentWe are going to end up with a very good relationship with Canada,
Trump said
As President Trump always says they just don’t have the cards,
Vance said while visiting a U.S. military base in GreenlandThe Prime Minister informed the President that his government will implement retaliatory tariffs to protect Canadian workers and our economy, following the announcement of additional U.S. trade actions on April 2, 2025,
the Prime Minister’s Office said in a press release
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This is a very dumb thing to do,
said Trudeau on March 1, directing his remarks at TrumpThe leaders agreed to begin comprehensive negotiations about a new economic and security relationship immediately following the election,
the statement said, referring to Canada’s federal election scheduled for April 28.Here’s my problem with Canada … Canada was meant to be the 51st state … We don’t need their cars
Last week, Trump said
We will need to reduce our reliance on the United States,
he said at the press conference
The U.S. has chosen a path at whose end lie only losers, since tariffs and isolation hurt prosperity for everyone,
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz saidNone of this leads to more jobs or better wages. It leads to sluggish sales, costlier credit, and potential layoffs — exactly what a fragile economy doesn't need,
said Nigel Green, CEO of global financial advisory deVere GroupIt is clear that the United States is no longer a reliable partner,
Carney said Thursday, before the call
Unlike other leaders, Carney is in a unique position. He's only been prime minister for a few weeks and has called for an election in 30 days,
Astvansh saidWe agree on many things, and will be meeting immediately after Canada’s upcoming Election to work on elements of Politics, Business, and all other factors, that will end up being great for both the United States of America and Canada,
Trump posted on social media after the call
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The conservative that's running is, stupidly, no friend of mine,
he said, referring to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.jpg)
I want to ensure that France, and the whole of Europe, works enthusiastically with Canada — the most European of non-European countries and, at the same time, resolutely North American — determined, like you, to maintain the most positive relations possible with the United States,
Carney told French President Emmanuel Macron on the journey