Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney, with members of his government standing behind him, speaks during a press conference following a swearing-in ceremony of the new Canada’s government in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 14, 2025.
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Canada’s new prime minister on Friday quickly rebuked President Donald Trump of the idea that his northern neighbor would become the 51st U.S. state.
“I’ve been clear. The ministers behind me, I think, to an individual, when asked, have been clear,” Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters after being sworn in in Ottawa.
” We will never, ever, in any way, shape or form, be part of the United States,” Carney said.
“America is not Canada.”
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