U.S. President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post that he and Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke this morning, describing the conversation as “extremely productive.”
In a Truth Social post on Friday, Mr. Trump wrote, “It was an extremely productive call, we 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. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
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It was the first conversation between the two leaders since Mr. Carney took office March 14. On Thursday evening, Mr. Carney told reporters the conversation will be “only the beginning of a negotiation, not the end.”
Mr. Trump did not refer to Mr. Carney as “Governor,” as he did for former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
The Prime Minister’s Office, for its part, said the two men agreed Canada and the United States would commence negotiations on a new economic and security relationship after this country’s April 28 election.
It said International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick would step up their conversations “to address immediate concerns” in bilateral relations.
“The Prime Minister and the President had a very constructive conversation about the relationship between our two countries,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
“The Prime Minister told the President that he would be working hard for the next month to earn the right to represent Canada in those discussions,” the statement said.
Earlier this week, Mr. Trump signed an executive order that imposes 25 per cent tariffs on foreign-made autos and some auto parts, a move that threatens to damage Canada’s auto sector that’s deeply entwined with the United States.
!ping Can
slightlyrabidpossum on
I guess calling Carney a PM instead of a governor is progress?
OrbitalAlpaca on
Creates the problem, gets praise for solving the problem he caused. The median voter eats this shit up.
Agent_03 on
Hopefully this will head in a direction where US-Canada ties heal a bit, but Canada still builds greater independence…?
Like, on the one hand, all the tit-for-tat is good for nobody. On the other hand, Canada has been given a painful demonstration of just how unhinged the USA is becoming… and there’s really no way to put that genie back in the lamp.
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U.S. President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post that he and Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke this morning, describing the conversation as “extremely productive.”
In a Truth Social post on Friday, Mr. Trump wrote, “It was an extremely productive call, we 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. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
[…]
It was the first conversation between the two leaders since Mr. Carney took office March 14. On Thursday evening, Mr. Carney told reporters the conversation will be “only the beginning of a negotiation, not the end.”
Mr. Trump did not refer to Mr. Carney as “Governor,” as he did for former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
The Prime Minister’s Office, for its part, said the two men agreed Canada and the United States would commence negotiations on a new economic and security relationship after this country’s April 28 election.
It said International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick would step up their conversations “to address immediate concerns” in bilateral relations.
“The Prime Minister and the President had a very constructive conversation about the relationship between our two countries,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
“The Prime Minister told the President that he would be working hard for the next month to earn the right to represent Canada in those discussions,” the statement said.
Earlier this week, Mr. Trump signed an executive order that imposes 25 per cent tariffs on foreign-made autos and some auto parts, a move that threatens to damage Canada’s auto sector that’s deeply entwined with the United States.
!ping Can
I guess calling Carney a PM instead of a governor is progress?
Creates the problem, gets praise for solving the problem he caused. The median voter eats this shit up.
Hopefully this will head in a direction where US-Canada ties heal a bit, but Canada still builds greater independence…?
Like, on the one hand, all the tit-for-tat is good for nobody. On the other hand, Canada has been given a painful demonstration of just how unhinged the USA is becoming… and there’s really no way to put that genie back in the lamp.