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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney deed backmost Thursday (January 22, 2026) astatine U.S. President Donald Trump’s inflammatory assertion astatine the World Economic Forum that “Canada lives due to the fact that of the United States.”
“Canada doesn’t unrecorded due to the fact that of the United States. Canada thrives due to the fact that we are Canadian,” Mr. Carney responded successful a nationalist code successful Quebec City up of a caller legislative session, adjacent arsenic helium acknowledged the “remarkable partnership” betwixt the 2 nations.
Mr. Carney’s comments connected Thursday (January 22, 2026) followed his code astatine the forum of governmental and fiscal elites successful Davos, Switzerland, wherever helium won a lasting ovation for his frank appraisal of a “rupture” successful the U.S.-led, rules-based planetary order.
That code connected Tuesday (January 20, 2026), which made satellite headlines, was wide viewed arsenic a notation to Mr. Trump’s disruptive power connected planetary affairs, though helium was not mentioned by name.
Mr. Carney told Davos that mediate powers similar Canada, who had prospered done the epoch of an “American hegemon” needed to realise that a caller world had acceptable successful and that “compliance” would not structure them from large powerfulness aggression.
Mr. Trump took umbrage and taunted Carney during his ain code a time later.
“I watched your Prime Minister yesterday. He wasn’t truthful grateful,” the U.S. President said connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026).
“Canada lives due to the fact that of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the adjacent clip you marque your statements.”
In Mr. Carney’s code connected Thursday (January 22, 2026), aimed astatine a home audience, helium said that Canada should service arsenic a exemplary successful an epoch of “democratic decline”.
“Canada can't lick each the world's problems, but we tin amusement that different mode is possible, that the arc of past isn't destined to beryllium warped towards authoritarianism and exclusion,” the Prime Minister said.
