The U.S.-Canada meeting will come amid a strained relationship over Trump’s musings about annexing its Northern neighbor and imposing tariffs on some goods
Mark Carney wins Canadian prime minister election
Mark Carney won the Canadian election to retain power as prime minister.
OTTAWA, May 2 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would travel to Washington on May 6 to meet Donald Trump after an election campaign in which he accused the U.S. president of trying to break Canada.
Trump, who muses about annexing Canada, has imposed tariffs on some Canadian goods. Carney regularly termed the U.S. actions as a betrayal and during the campaign said he would push for talks on creating new security and defense ties.
“Our old relationship, based on steadily increasing integration, is over. The questions now are how our nations will cooperate in the future and where we in Canada will move on,” Carney told a press conference on May 2.
Carney, an ex-central banker, said his experience in crisis management meant he was the best person to tackle Trump. The Liberals, who had trailed badly in the polls as recently as January, rebounded to win Monday’s election.
Carney also says Canada must reduce its reliance on the United States, which takes 75% of all Canadian exports.