Carney Hits Back at Trump as Relations Sour: ‘Canada Doesn’t Live Because of the U.S.’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a stern response after President Donald Trump told Davos attendees that “Canada lives because of the United States.”

In a filmed address delivered upon his return to Québec City on Thursday, Carney—who also attended the World Economic Forum in Switzerland—firmly stated: “Canada does not live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.”

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