Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had a blunt message for the Trump administration, and it involved memes. The Canadian leader fired back at Washington’s tactics as the U.S.-Canada trade fight took an unexpected turn.
Mark Carney has a message for Donald Trump’s administration
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Trump administration to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough,” the Associated Press. He added that trade talks could resume once Washington became serious about negotiations. Carney further accused the U.S. of pursuing terms that would leave Canadian industries “gradually wound down in Canada and wiped out.”
His comments followed a fresh wave of attacks from Washington after trade talks collapsed on Aug. 21. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump moved to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” and taunted Canada on social media. Additionally, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Canada could not go “tit for tat” with an economy 13 times larger.
Separately, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth mocked the Canadian military online by posting an image of two female cadets. He also added the words “this is real” alongside a Canadian flag. In response, Carney called the post “beneath their office,” while the Pentagon said the post “speaks for itself.”
Beyond that, Carney said the U.S. approach would have turned Canadian industries into subsidiaries of American companies. He also added Washington sought an “uncompetitive” deal for key industries, including autos. Moreover, the prime minister said the U.S. pushed changes affecting French-language and cultural protections.
“Canada is a sovereign state. We will strike free trade deals with the countries we wish to strike free trade deals,” Carney said. He also noted there had been “mutually beneficial” elements before the talks broke down.
Meanwhile, Nelson Wiseman, a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, said Trump’s annexation threats carry particular weight in Quebec. “Quebecers have the most to lose in an apocalyptic scenario where the U.S. absorbs Canada,” he said. Since then, Trump imposed 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian goods after talks collapsed. Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on nearly $20 billion in U.S. goods take effect Sept. 8.
Originally reported by Vritti Johar on Mandatory.com.
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