Canada’s Liberals fall short of majority government needed to negotiate tariffs: ‘relationship over’
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s victory in the country’s election on Monday saw the Liberals retain power, though the party ultimately fell short of a majority government needed to negotiate tariffs with President Donald Trump.
Carney stated during a victory speech in Ottawa early Tuesday that “Trump is trying to break us so America can own us” and vowed that this “will never ever happen.”
“Our old relationship with the United States, a relationship based on steadily increasing integration, is over,” Carney said. “The system of open global trade anchored by the United States, a system that Canada has relied on since the Second World War, a system that, while not perfect, has helped deliver prosperity for our country for decades, is over.”
“These are tragedies, but it’s also our new reality,” Carney continued, adding that the challenges of the coming months would require sacrifice from Canadian citizens.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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