Mark Carney said: “America is not Canada. And Canada will never, ever be a part of America. (Image: Getty)
Mark Carney issued a stern warning to the administration as he celebrated . Mr Carney secured a landslide victory in the Liberal Party leadership race and used his victory speech to criticise ’s trade war and claims should be the 51st state.
He warned “America is not Canada” and hit out ’s “unjustified tariffs”. Mr Carney said: “, as we know, has put unjustified tariffs on what we build, on what we sell and how we make a living. He’s attacking Canadian families, workers and businesses and we cannot let him succeed and we won’t.”
Mark Carney won 85.9% of the vote in the leadership election (Image: Getty)
He added: “We didn’t ask for this fight. But Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves.
“The Americans, they should make no mistake, in trade, as in hockey, Canada will win.”
Mr Carney’s comments were seemingly a reference to ’s recent victory over the in the 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey tournament.
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Mark Carney said Donald Trump is “attacking Canadian families, workers and businesses” (Image: Getty)
Mr Carney, who was the first non-Briton to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694, said will keep its initial retaliatory tariffs in place until “the Americans show us respect”.
The President’s trade war and talk of making the ’ 51st state have infuriated Canadians.
The American national anthem has been booed at NHL and NBA games, while some are cancelling trips to the and even avoiding buying American goods.
Mr Carney: “The Americans want our resources, our water, our land, our country. Think about it. If they succeed they would destroy our way of life.
“In America health care is big business. In Canada it is a right.”
The is a “melting pot. Canada is mosaic,” he said, adding: “America is not Canada. And Canada will never, ever be a part of America in any way, shape or form.
“These are dark days, dark days brought on by a country we can no longer trust.
“We need to pull together in the tough days ahead.”
Mr Trump has postponed 25% tariffs on and for a month.
Mr Carney succeeds Justin Trudeau and the surge in Canadian nationalism has bolstered the Liberal Party’s chances in a parliamentary election that’s expected within days or weeks.