Summary

Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister on March 14, declaring “We will never, in any shape or form, be part of the US,” rejecting Donald Trump’s annexation threats.

Carney won the Liberal leadership with 85.9% of the vote despite having no elected experience.

He called US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s suggestion that Canada would be better as “the 51st state” simply “crazy.”

Carney is expected to call an election soon as he faces the challenge of managing Trump’s trade war that threatens to push Canada into recession.

  • renrenPDX@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 hours ago

    Every time Trump brings up Canada being a state, The Canadian PM should return the favor and refer to us as South Canadian Territories and demote him to mayor instead of president. If Trump gets big mad, just say they were just joking 🙃

    • rabber@lemmy.ca
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      3 hours ago

      Or we could continue to act professional and not lower to trump’s level