Mark Carney, Canada's new prime minister, faces a significant challenge in confronting President Donald Trump's aggressive stance towards Canada. Trump has threatened to make Canada the 51st U.S. state and has initiated tariffs that damage Canadian industries. Carney's election victory partly stemmed from a backlash against this confrontational approach. In an upcoming Oval Office meeting, Carney intends to assert Canadaâs interests, despite warnings from experts regarding Trump's unpredictable nature and previous interactions with world leaders.
Robert Bothwell, a professor of Canadian history and international relations at the University of Toronto, said Carney shouldn't meet with Trump. "We've seen what he does. We saw what he did with Zelenskyy; it's not in Carney's or Canada's interest."
Carney has stressed that he was elected to specifically "stand up" to the U.S. president, stating that Canada is "in a once-in-a-lifetime crisis" and anticipates a "difficult" but "constructive" meeting.
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