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Mark Carney: A More Independent Canada Can Be a Better U.S. Ally. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada’s efforts to reduce its economic dependence on the United States would ultimately make it a more reliable ally to Washington. Speaking amid trade tensions and political friction with President Donald Trump, Carney argued that the traditional North American economic relationship has been permanently altered. He said Canada has accelerated efforts to diversify trade, investment and defence partnerships with Europe and Asia. The Prime Minister maintained that a more economically independent Canada would be better positioned to cooperate with the United States on strategic issues. Trump’s repeated tariff threats and comments about Canadian sovereignty have fuelled public and political support in Canada for reducing reliance on the U.S. Carney nevertheless underlined that Canada and the United States remain deeply interconnected allies through NATO and “balanced” trade arrangements. Canada is changing its role in a current international order shaped by protectionism, geopolitical rivalry and shifting alliances.
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