US President Donald Trump Speaks With Canada’s PM Mark Carney, Says ‘It Was An Extremely Productive Call’ News24 –

US President Donald Trump spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and called the conversation “extremely productive”. The US President said that he will be meeting Carney.   

US President Donald Trump posts on Truth, “I just finished speaking with Prime Minister Mark Carney, of Canada. 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.”

The development comes after Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that the long-standing economic and security relationship between Canada and the United States has ended. He responded to US President Donald Trump’s announcement of new auto tariffs that could severely impact Canada’s economy, Politico reported.

“The old relationship we had with the United States, based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation, is over,” Carney stated on Parliament Hill after breaking from the federal campaign trail in response to Trump’s latest threats.

Trump announced Wednesday that his administration would impose a 25 percent tariff on auto imports from Canada, the European Union, Japan, and South Korea. He also threatened to introduce additional tariffs targeting major US trading partners.

In reaction, Carney said that he would speak with Trump in the coming days but made clear that any discussion must respect Canada’s sovereignty. “We must fundamentally reimagine our economy. We will need to ensure that Canada can succeed in a drastically different world,” he said.

Carney convened his Cabinet’s committee on Canada-US relations upon returning to Ottawa. Canada has indicated it is ready to retaliate but has not revealed specific countermeasures. “We are facing a comprehensive and broad negotiation,” Carney said, adding that he would not disclose Canada’s response strategy prematurely.