"who warned the Canadian prime minister this week that Canada "lives" thanks to the United States. "Canada doesn't live because of the United States," the prime minister shot back in a nearly 30-minute address. "Canada thrives because we are Canadian." His remarks follow a widely acclaimed speech at Davos on Tuesday in which Carney laid out a frank assessment of the world order, calling out powers who use "economic integration as weapons.""
"U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Bloomberg on Thursday that Canada has "the second-best deal in the world and all I got to do is listen to this guy whine and complain." In the interview, Lutnick suggested if Canada continues down a path toward closer economic ties with China, "then when [CUSMA] gets renegotiated this year, in the middle of summer, do you think the president of the United States is going to say, You should keep having the second-best deal in the world?'"
"Later Thursday, Trump said that he is withdrawing an invitation for Prime Minister Mark Carney to join his "Board of Peace" initiative for Gaza. "Dear Prime Minister Carney: Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada's joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time," Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social website."
Prime Minister Mark Carney convened his cabinet in Quebec City amid rising tensions with the United States after public exchanges with U.S. officials. Carney rejected assertions that Canada "lives" because of the United States and asserted national self-reliance. Carney warned about powers using economic integration as weapons and flagged potential consequences of closer Canada–China ties for trade negotiations. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick criticized Carney's position and questioned Canada's trade standing. President Donald Trump rescinded an invitation for Carney to join a U.S. "Board of Peace" initiative for Gaza, further straining bilateral relations.
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