Ottawa\u2014newly sworn-in Prime Minister Mark Carney has firmly stated that Canada will never be part of the United States, following his sudden rise to power as the country\u2019s 24th leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will never, in any shape or form, be part of the US,\u201d Carney told a crowd outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa, rejecting annexation threats from former U.S. President Donald Trump. \u201cWe are very fundamentally a different country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While emphasizing Canada\u2019s expectation of \u201crespect\u201d from the U.S., Carney also expressed hope that his government could find ways \u201cto work together\u201d with the Trump administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ottawa\u2014newly sworn-in Prime Minister Mark Carney has firmly stated that Canada will never be part of the United States, following his sudden rise to power as the country\u2019s 24th leader. \u201cWe will never, in any shape or form, be part of the US,\u201d Carney told a crowd outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa, rejecting annexation threats […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":46276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n