Carney's first visit to the White House since his election comes as the U.S.-Canada trade relationship has been upended as a result of Trump's tariffs.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Donald Trump on Tuesday that his country will never be for sale, shutting down the U.S. president’s repeated calls to make Canada the 51st state.

“There are some places that are never for sale,” Carney said in the Oval Office.

Canada is “not for sale” and “won’t be for sale ever,” the prime minister said.

Trump replied: “Never say never.”

  • ryathalEnglish
    330·
    2 days ago

    Canada should play the longer game and agree to join the US if:

    • each province becomes a state.
    • more representatives get added to accommodate the additional states.
    • French remains an official/supported language.
    • poutine becomes a national dish.
    • 5 years of no income tax for formerly Canadian citizens.
    • favorable conversion to USD
    • Honytawk@feddit.nlEnglish
      6·
      1 day ago

      And lose access to healthcare, get tsunami’d by guns, be forced to capitalize on everything for the shareholders, and become part of the current laughing stock of the world?

      I doubt any Canadian would want that.

      • ryathalEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        Canada joining the US individually would radically change us politics though. It would make Democrats or further left a strong majority. The point is Canada making this offer makes Trump is the one that has to turn it down or lose everything, Canada would fundamentally change the us as 10 more states.

    • CircaV@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      This shows a deep deep ignorance of the history of Canada. Why don’t you take your chatGPT generated answer and go Amerisplain somewhere else - like US-owned reddit or some shit.

      • ryathalEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        It’s saying no by saying yes. The hostile No is what Trump wants, a yes that could never be accepted doesn’t give him what he wants.

      • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        it’s a stalling tactic… they’ll never agree to any of that but trump, being as downright arrogant as he is, assumes that it’s a starting position for a deal (“who wouldn’t want to join the USA?!?!”)… he’s a strongman, so he will try and get what he wants no matter what - the goal is to put him off from taking it by force for as long as possible or indefinitely

        same thing with taiwan and china - you don’t say no; you just leave it ambiguous to placate the bully so they don’t feel like they “need” to respond to avoid “looking weak”

        that said, i ain’t canadian or american… im absolutely on canadas side 100%, buying canadian products wherever i can, stopping consuming US products and services… perhaps placating is distasteful, or against the way yall feel your country should apply its values… whatever your country’s way of dealing with it, i really truly hope it works and leaves trump unable to hurt everyday canadians 🇦🇺🧡🇨🇦

    • Rob Bos@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      1 day ago

      “We’ve established that you’re a whore, now we’re simply dickering over the price.”