Mark Carney’s clarification after Donald Trump’s attacks: Canada “does not exist thanks to the United States”

Focus. Canada “does not exist thanks to the United States”, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday in response to Donald Trump’s attacks the day before from Davos, in a speech retracing the history of his country and its particularities.

“Canada prospers because we are Canadian. We are masters of our home, it is our country, it is our future,” he added from Quebec City, explaining that he wanted to make his country a “beacon” in this period of “democratic decline.”

“We can show that another path is possible, that the trajectory of history is not destined to bend towards authoritarianism and exclusion, but that it can still bend towards progress,” added the Canadian Prime Minister.

Two days earlier in Davos for the World Economic Forum, he had, in a notable speech, pointed out the fracture in the world order and called on the “middle powers” ​​to unite to face the “hegemonic” forces.

“An example for a world adrift”

Statements that had not escaped American President Donald Trump. Annoyed, the latter estimated the next day that his Canadian neighbor existed “thanks to the United States”. “Canada gets a lot of things for free from us. He should also be grateful to us, but he is not (…) Think about that Mark next time for your speech,” said Donald Trump, who has been insisting for months that he wants to make Canada the 51st American state.

In his reply on Thursday, Mark Carney focused on the unique history of Canada, highlighting indigenous, French and British influences. According to him, his country can “be a beacon, an example for a world adrift” at a time when “populism and nationalism are gaining ground”. “At a time when walls are increasing and borders are being strengthened, we can demonstrate how a country can be both open and secure, welcoming and strong, principled and powerful. »

During the night from Monday to Tuesday, Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform a series of photos generated by AI where we see him in the Oval Office with European leaders in front of a map where the American flag covers the United States but also Canada, Greenland and Venezuela.

Bilateral relations between the two countries have been extremely tense over the past year and the return of Donald Trump to the White House. The latter introduced customs duties for some Canadian products, thus disrupting the economy of one of its main allies.