Newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with US President Donald Trump the afternoon after Monday’s vote.The call comes after an endorsement from the president, who during the election campaign said “it would be easier to deal with a Liberal” than Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, who lost both the election and his seat in Carleton on April 28.Both Carney and Poilievre centred their campaigns on Trump and the US tariff war, with Carney even going so far as to say the long relationship Canada and the United States have enjoyed thus far “is over.”.YET AGAIN: Carney caught lying about Trump call.The Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday released a statement announcing a “constructive conversation” about Canada and America’s relationship had taken place between the two leaders.Carney and Trump “agreed to begin comprehensive negotiations about a new economic and security relationship,” wrote the PMO.To address immediate concerns, the leaders “agreed that conversations between the Minister of International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada, Dominic LeBlanc, and the United States Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, will intensify.”Carney told Trump “he would be working hard for the next month to earn the right to represent Canada in those discussions” and informed him “his government will implement retaliatory tariffs to protect Canadian workers and our economy, following the announcement of additional US trade actions on April 2, 2025.”.Carney vows to stand up to Trump, protect Québec identity and economy .Carney mocks Trump at small Edmonton campaign rally on eve of federal election.Carney and Trump spoke on the phone a month prior, during which, contrary to what the prime minister told reporters, the president again broached the subject of Canada becoming the 51st state.Carney had previously claimed that the president "respected Canada’s sovereignty" during their call.He told reporters their discussion was "very constructive." Trump echoed those sentiments, calling it "extremely productive."It later leaked to the press, however, that Trump did broach the topic of the US absorbing Canada as its 51st state — a topic Carney insisted did not arise.French-language national broadcaster Radio-Canada reported the Thursday before the election that two sources "with knowledge of the situation" said the president had put the idea back on the table early on in their conversation, despite contrary claims made by Carney.The sources said the exchange was "not easy,” and Carney told Trump, "We'll agree to disagree on that one."Trump, however, continued with the subject, listing the reasons why it would be advantageous to both countries to have Canada join the US.Carney reportedly let the president finish his arguments before "expressing his disagreement," reported Radio-Canada."The president respected Canada's sovereignty today both in his private and public comments," said Carney on March 28 after the call. He added the exchange was “cordial.”
