Mark Carney will succeed Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — and he is already making it clear he will oppose tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Carney is the former governor of the Canadian central bank and Bank of England. He won the race on Sunday to replace Justin Trudeau.
In his victory speech, he criticized Trump’s “unjustified tariffs,” per BBC.
Carney declared: “My government will keep our tariffs on until the Americans show us respect.”
“Americans should make no mistake,” Carney said. “In trade, as in hockey, Canada will win.”
Carney also declared, “The Americans want our resources, our water, our land, our country. Think about it. If they succeed, they will destroy our way of life,” per Politico.
The new Liberal Party leader also pushed back on the idea of Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state, saying: “America is not Canada. And Canada never, ever, will be part of America in any way, shape or form. We didn’t ask for this fight, but Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves.”
Per BBC, Carney will lead the Liberal Party in the next general election, which may be called in the coming weeks.
See Carney’s remarks below:
Carney and Trump could have their first call this week, according to Politico.
Trump sought 25% tariffs on Canada last week, before offering a one-month reprieve.
The U.S. president then threatened on Friday a roughly 250% tariff on U.S. dairy exports to Canada. He also threatened tariffs on Canadian lumber.
“Canada has been ripping us off for years on lumber and on dairy products,” Trump said.
He suggested the tariff could come as early as last Friday or this week.
Watch the video below:
“We’re going to charge the same thing. It’s not fair. It never has been fair, and they’ve treated our farmers badly,” Trump said.
Canadian trade minister Mary Ng refuted Trump’s claim, saying it was “not true” that Canada was “ripping off” the U.S.
