{"id":135613,"date":"2025-04-30T03:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T03:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/carney-gave-a-eulogy-for-canadas-old-relationship-with-the-us-now-he-must-redefine-it-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T03:25:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T03:25:00","slug":"carney-gave-a-eulogy-for-canadas-old-relationship-with-the-us-now-he-must-redefine-it-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/carney-gave-a-eulogy-for-canadas-old-relationship-with-the-us-now-he-must-redefine-it-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Carney gave a eulogy for Canada\u2019s old relationship with the US. Now he must redefine it – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prime minister pledges to reduce country\u2019s reliance on US trade \u2013 but must navigate competing visions for the future
In his victory speech early on Tuesday, Mark Carney<\/a> wasted little time calling for a dramatic reshaping of his government\u2019s relationship with the United States, arguing that threats from Donald Trump<\/a> cast doubt Canada<\/a>\u2019s ability to function as a \u201cfree, sovereign, and ambitious\u201d nation.
The former central banker and investment executive had for months focused his electoral campaign on the threats from Canada\u2019s largest trading partner and longtime political ally.
Carney, a self-professed lover of policy mechanics, has pledged to redevelop Canada\u2019s economy to reduce its reliance on the US \u2013 a daunting task, given that bilateral trade contributes to a fifth of Canada\u2019s gross domestic product.
And in what should have been a celebratory address, he took on a somber tone as he considered the end of the affair.
\u201cOur old relationship with the United States, a relationship based on steadily increasing integration, is over. The system of open global trade anchored by the United States \u2013 a system that Canada has relied on since the second world war, a system that while not perfect has helped deliver prosperity for a country for decades \u2013 is over,\u201d he said.
He also called for national unity, cognizant of the geographic and political frictions that had until recently, suggested Canadians would elect a Conservative government.
\u201cMy message to every Canadian is this: no matter where you live, no matter what language you speak, no matter how you voted, I will always do my best to represent everyone who calls Canada home,\u201d Carney said.
Along with external pressure from Trump, Canada still faces a raft of unresolved internal tensions: a housing shortage, amplified by high immigration levels and the spiralling cost of living, has left voters increasingly frustrated and distrustful of the Liberal party. Carney has pledged to use the power of government to combat the interlocking crises, telling supporters on Tuesday morning that his ministers could \u201cdo things previously thought impossible at speeds we haven\u2019t seen in generations\u201d.
\u201cThe point is is that we can give ourselves far more than the Americans can ever take away.
The prime minister expects to have a call with Trump in the coming days, a senior Liberal said, and will begin negotiations on a new trade agreement.
\u201cHe is treating his upcoming meeting like he did debate prep during the election: preparing for all possible scenarios,\u201d the source said. \u201cBecause he doesn\u2019t know which version of the president he might get.\u201d
There is little doubt Canada is at both an economic and political crossroads and Carney must navigate competing visions for the country\u2019s future trajectory.
\u201cThe big question is how much Canadian federal government wants to pursue closer relations with the United States,\u201d said Peter Morrow, an associate professor of economics at the University of Toronto. \u201cThe challenge for Canada is that it\u2019s not really is not in a good position to diversify away too much from its economic relationship with United States. Geography just makes it an obvious trading partner. And if you diversify too much, then it\u2019s almost like you\u2019re trying to pull a Brexit.\u201d
But Morrow says Canadian officials face a challenge in revisiting a trade agreement previously negotiated with Trump in his first term. \u201cWhat sorts of concessions do you make in an agreement with a partner who\u2019s shown that they\u2019re willing to throw those agreements out the window?\u201d
In recent weeks, Canadians have engaged in economic nationalism, boycotting American goods and encouraging fellow citizens to seek out domestic options to supplant imports<\/a>.
\u201cEverything we know is that companies that engage in global transactions tend to be more productive than companies that don\u2019t. This nationalist turn inward for Canada is really not a good idea,\u201d said Morrow. \u201cWhat Canada should be doing is trying to buy from Europe, engage with a wider array of trading partners and resisting the temptations of economic nationalism.\u201d
Morrow points to recent discussions in Canada on whether to continue with the purchase of American-made F-35 fighter jets, knowing that the US might be an \u201cunreliable partner\u201d in the future. Critics of the multibillion-dollar deal with Lockheed Martin have suggested that Canada instead examine offers from European defense manufacturers.
In his election night speech, Carney hinted at a goal of strengthening relations with like-minded allies in Europe. The technocratic Liberal leader, who previously served as governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, has been eager to burnish his global credentials.
In his brief, nine-day tenure as prime minister before calling a snap election, he met the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and UK prime minister, Keir Starmer. Carney\u2019s defensive positioning of Canada\u2019s economy and political alliances will be on display in June, when he hosts leaders from G7 countries in the province of Alberta.
Juliette Th\u00e9or\u00eat, a University of Ottawa student of defence policy who attended Carney\u2019s victory party, said the prime minister won her vote by pitching a vision of the country that involved less reliance on its longtime ally.
\u201cBefore Trump, I don\u2019t think national security and national sovereignty were big topics of conversation. And without him, there\u2019s a good chance the election would have swayed in a different direction,\u201d she said. \u201cBut threats of [making Canada the] 51st state, and this idea of not having a border between Canada and the US \u2013 that really pushed people to unite.\u201d<\/p>\n

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