Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hit back Thursday at President Donald Trump’s inflammatory claim at the World Economic Forum that “Canada lives because of the United States.”“Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian,” Carney responded in a national address in Quebec City ahead of a new legislative session, even as he acknowledged the “remarkable partnership” between the two nations. A government source told AFP Monday that Canada will not pay to be on the board, although Carney had indicated he would accept an invitation to join. “Canada lives because of the United States. On Thursday, Carney said Canada was not under any “illusions” about the precarious state of global relations.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 24, 2026 14:36 UTC