Carney firmly rejects Trump’s claim on Canada’s reliance
Canadian Prime Minister Carney asserts Canada’s independence, responding firmly to Trump’s remarks about U.S. influence on the nation’s survival.
Canadian – (Web Desk) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed President Donald Trump’s assertion that Canada depends on the United States for its survival. Speaking in Quebec City, Carney highlighted Canada’s independence and sovereignty, responding to Trump’s remarks after returning from Switzerland, where he did not meet with the U.S. president.
“Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership. In the economy, in security and in rich cultural exchange,” Carney said. “But Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.”
After Trump said yesterday that “Canada lives because of the US,” Carney ends his speech by taking a shot back.
“Canada doesn’t live because of the US, Canada thrives because we are Canadian”
This line wasn’t in the original prepared remarks given to the media #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/qtgbrhOYZc
— Mackenzie Gray (@Gray_Mackenzie) January 22, 2026
On Wednesday, Trump said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that “Canada lives because of the United States,” and asked Carney to “remember that” in his next statement.
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Trump’s comment followed Carney’s speech in Davos on Tuesday, where he warned of a “rupture” in “American hegemony” and urged smaller powers to resist coercion from great powers.
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