Canada elections reside: Trump says ‘nice gentleman’ Mark Carney to go to White House amid tariff row | EUROtoday

US president Donald Trump mentioned prime minister Mark Carney will go to the White House “within the next week or less” after throughout a cellphone name the pair “agreed on the significance of Canada and the United States working collectively”.

Mr Trump congratulated the Canadian prime minister-elect at the same time a White House spokesperson said the election “doesn’t have an effect on President Trump’s plan to make Canada America’s cherished 51st state”.

“I believe we will have an ideal relationship,” Mr Trump said yesterday. “He referred to as me up yesterday and mentioned, ‘Let’s make a deal’,” the US president added.

The US president said both Canadians running for office “hated Trump”. “

And it was the one which hated Trump, I believe the least, that gained. I really suppose the Conservative hated me far more than the so-called Liberal,” Mr Trump said.

He added that Mr Carney “could not have been nicer” and called him “a really good gentleman”.

Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault has announced that he is stepping down from his post after failing to secure a seat in the House of Commons.

“While I stay happy with this system the celebration constructed and the values we introduced ahead throughout this marketing campaign, I recognise that we weren’t capable of break via in a manner that would shift the course of our nation — and that may be a duty I need to carry,” he said in a letter posted online.

“Twice now, I’ve did not persuade my fellow residents to ship me to Ottawa. I subsequently hereby submit my resignation as co-Leader of the Green Party of Canada, efficient instantly,” he added.

Canada’s prime minister-elect Mark Carney spoke with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and underscored Canada’s commitment to supporting Ukraine in achieving lasting peace and security, Mr Carney’s office said.

Mr Zelensky congratulated Mr Carney on his election in Monday’s vote, and the two leaders agreed that a durable peace can only be achieved with Ukraine at the table, the Canadian prime minister’s office said in a statement.

Here’s everything Mark Carney has had to say about his American counterpart since succeeding Justin Trudeau earlier this year.

With the election victory of Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, Canada now stands out as a liberal anchor in a fractured West, write Katerina Snider and Leandre Benoit.

On Monday night, Canada delivered a resounding rebuke of the United States and Donald Trump’s trade agenda.

As John Bowden writes, Trump and his aides are now facing pressure to prove that any positive outcomes are developing from his protectionist stance.

Even though his support was the kiss of death to Canada’s conservatives, Donald Trump himself apparently couldn’t help taking credit, Io Dodds reports:

Mark Carney vowed to take a tougher approach to tariffs in his victory speech, but warned the country will need to spend billions to reduce its dependence on its southern neighbour.

“We can provide ourselves way over the Americans can ever take away,” Carney said. “The coming days and months might be difficult and would require some sacrifices, however we’ll share these sacrifices by supporting our staff and our companies.”

He continued: “We can provide ourselves way over the Americans can ever take away,” Carney said. “The coming days and months might be difficult and would require some sacrifices, however we’ll share these sacrifices by supporting our staff and our companies.”