The new Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, is due to meet the President of the United States, Donald Trump, next Tuesday in Washington, he confirmed at a press conference on Friday morning.
Tuesday, I had a very constructive call with President Trump and we decided to meet next Tuesday, in Washington.
We will focus on both immediate commercial pressures and future economic and security relations between our two sovereign nations. My government will fight to get the best agreement for Canada
assured Mark Carney.
At the same time, we will strengthen our relations with trade partners and reliable allies
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Prime Minister Carney also assured that his government will seize All opportunities
to exchange with the Allies and Partners of Canada.
Carney also plans to actively work to reduce, or even eliminate, the price barriers between the provinces by next July.
-To get there, we will build a single Canadian economy instead of thirteen.
Mark Carney also confirmed that the Throne’s speech will be read by King Charles III on May 27.
Two telephone calls
Winner of the elections last Monday, Mark Carney had not met President Trump in person since he succeeded Justin Trudeau last March. The leaders spoke on the phone twice: a first time on March 28 and a second time on Tuesday, after the federal elections.
On Wednesday, President Trump announced that the new elected Prime Minister of Canada would go to the White House Very soon, within a week
.
The two men called themselves Tuesday the day after the victory of Mark Carney, who will lead a minority liberal government. According to a press release published by Mr. Carney’s office, the two leaders had agreed to meet in person in the near future
without giving more details.
Wednesday, answering questions from journalists to the White House, Donald Trump spoke of this call, qualifying Mr. Carney as kind
(nice gentleman). He called me yesterday and said to me: “Let us conclude an agreement!”
said the American president.
The climate is most tense between Ottawa and Washington since the coming to power of Donald Trump, who declared a trade war in Canada in addition to displaying expansionist aims wanting to make Canada on 51e United States. A project he hammered in public opinion almost every time he speaks on Canada.
