He confirmed he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
Carney won Canada. Saving the country from Trump won’t be so easy
Mark Carney has engineered one of the most unlikely victories in political history, saving Canada’s Liberal Party from near oblivion and going from the outskirts of politics to prime minister in a matter of months.
But the former Bank of England governor’s biggest challenge still lies ahead: protecting Canada’s economy from Donald Trump.
Mr Trump has repeatedly claimed Canada will become the “cherished 51st state” and levied heavy tariffs on the US’s northern neighbour. In his victory speech Carney said Trump “is trying to break us so America can own us. That will never happen.”
