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Canada’s Carney meets with European allies as Trump targets his country’s sovereignty and economy
AP News ^ | March 17, 2025 | ROB GILLIES

Posted on 03/17/2025 3:50:26 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met the leaders of Britain and France on Monday during his first official overseas trip, seeking support from two of Ottawa’s oldest allies as U.S. President Donald Trump targets Canada’s sovereignty and economy.

Canadians have criticized the leaders of the two countries that founded Canada for their muted response to Trump’s attacks. The president has imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum and repeatedly commented on turning Canada into the 51st state.

Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron did not take journalists’ questions, and a joint news conference was not scheduled with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, either. An official familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly, said the Canadians proposed a press conference in Paris but the French declined.

Starmer has called Canada a friend and ally of the U.K. but has declined to directly call out Trump’s talk of annexation — though he went further than he has before by stressing Canada’s sovereignty.

“The relationship between our two countries has always been strong,” Starmer told Carney inside the British leader’s 10 Downing St. residence. “Two sovereign allies, so much in common — a shared history, shared values, shared king.”

Carney dismissed the notion that he is seeking the support of other countries to affirm Canada as a nation. “We don’t need another country to validate our sovereignty, we are sovereign,” he said. “We can stand up for ourselves. The disrespect is not helpful and needs to stop before we sit down about a broader partnership.”

Macron did not address Trump’s attacks on Canada ahead of their talks but noted that tariffs only bring inflation and damage to supply chains.

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TOPICS: Canada; China
KEYWORDS: ap; associatedpress; canada; ccp; china; europeanunion; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; robgillies

1 posted on 03/17/2025 3:50:26 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Drama queens.


2 posted on 03/17/2025 3:52:18 PM PDT by madison10
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To: MinorityRepublican

Could they have made the headline a little more hysterical?


3 posted on 03/17/2025 3:52:32 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats do not object to government corruption as long as they get a cut of the loot.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Canada targets America’s economy with their excessively high tariffs on U.S. made products.


4 posted on 03/17/2025 4:05:32 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Russia? China? Democrats and RINOs are the biggest threat to the survival of America.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

AP is the gold standard for leftist/anti Trump propagand


5 posted on 03/17/2025 4:11:59 PM PDT by iamgalt
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Targets” their sovereignty? ROTFLMAO!

American Pravda sure is sensitive about a little trash talk directed at Castro’s little bastard.


6 posted on 03/17/2025 4:36:40 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: MinorityRepublican

I understand better and better how Joseph Goebbels was able to get the German people to hate the Jews.


7 posted on 03/17/2025 4:46:43 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I know Trump is just trolling Trudeau and the Canadians, and I think the idea of taking on all of Canada would be a disaster because it would throw the House to the Democrats for decades. But the idea of taking certain provinces of Canada could work. Alberta, maybe BC. They can keep Ontario and the hordes of left-wingers and immigrants.


8 posted on 03/17/2025 5:12:26 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: madison10

And weaklings.


9 posted on 03/17/2025 5:14:27 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Sounds like the bumbling Trudeau also had NATO officers in Ukraine that were surrounded by Putin.
Idiots!
If Europe and Canada don’t go along with Trump, they’ll be Russians soon.
Maybe it will be better for them since Putin won’t allow muslim terrorists.


10 posted on 03/17/2025 5:26:43 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: MinorityRepublican

Canada doesn’t fund its military per NATO guidelines. Why should Europeans subsidize its defense?


11 posted on 03/17/2025 5:40:14 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: MinorityRepublican

Carney is such a joke. In a world that is about to revalue its currencies based on gold they hold, Canada has NO GOLD RESERVES. And guess who will be there to bail his sorry rear end out? TRUMP!! And in return, Canada will become the 51st state. They. Have. No. Choice.


12 posted on 03/17/2025 5:40:44 PM PDT by johnnygeneric (Blocked website)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I don’t understand this Canadian situation at all. Trump says Canada needs us more than we need Canada, but gets mad at Canadian tariffs as if they’ll hurt our economy. And making Canada our 51st state would add a lot of Rats in the House and a couple in the Senate. No thanks to that!


13 posted on 03/17/2025 6:12:38 PM PDT by FormerFRLurker ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"-Voltaire)
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To: FLT-bird

Today is Monday, March 17. ‘Castro’s little bastard’ left on Friday, March 14. This story is about Mark Carney.

True-dolt’s ‘minder’, WEF/ChiCom ‘big cheese’, Mark Carney (aka Marx Carnage), was named Crime Minister on Friday.

Please get the names correct. One should insult the correct authoritarian globalist!

Thank you.


14 posted on 03/17/2025 6:12:40 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (Congrats to Canaduh's new Crime Minister, Marx Carney. Every circus needs a Carney!)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

I know Trump is just trolling Trudeau and the Canadians...

Trudeau has stepped down, according to the article. I don't know if this Carney guy is better or worse.

15 posted on 03/17/2025 6:13:50 PM PDT by FormerFRLurker ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"-Voltaire)
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To: iamgalt

AP forgets to mention…

The people of France, Britton and Canada (an EU strategic partner) are in the process of trying to throw their EU puppet leaders out.

Bloviate all you want chumps


16 posted on 03/17/2025 7:22:11 PM PDT by jcon40 (Leftists are usually obnoxious Bullies)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Misery loves company, supporting the war effort in Ukraine and now maybe supporting Canada is heavy load to bear


17 posted on 03/18/2025 3:02:15 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
It gets better.

Speaking of Europe, get a load of this. A must read from a Deep State UK enemedia outlet. Author's byline goes to a dead link. And get a load of the content. It says the quiet part out loud...

Donald Trump is about to teach Mark Carney huge lesson for delusional mistake The Donald's economic threats are rocking European elites but Canada's new Prime Minister stands to learn a lesson too.

...Perhaps the best way to view this brouhaha is by stating what should be obvious; Europe has enjoyed an amazing post war evolution financed initially by the United States, subsequently heavily subsidised by the US taxpayer ever since...

Is this a statement of the obvious...

Or a modified limited hangout warning Europe that the jig is up and no more laundered money for propping up their failing welfare states.

My, we live in intetesting times...

18 posted on 03/18/2025 4:45:43 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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