Ottawa, Canada:

In his victory speech after winning a stupendous electoral battle, where his Liberal Party came from behind to win the parliamentary election in Canada for a third consecutive time, Mark Carney, set to continue as prime minister, flayed US President Donald Trump.

The era of integration between Canada and the United States of America is over, Mr Carney said, as supporters cheered in encouragement of their new prime minister. “Our old relationship with the United States, which had brought prosperity to Canada, is over,” he added, cautioning Washington and President Trump that Canada has many other options and will explore it, cutting down dependency on America drastically.

A BLOW FROM TRUMP, A “BETRAYAL” FROM AMERICA

President Trump, who was the primary reason why snap polls were called by its northern neighbour, has been in relentless pursuit to make Canada the “51st state of the United States of America”. So determined was he, that he repeatedly disregarded Canada’s sovereignty and disrespected its prime minister by addressing him as “Governor” on several occasions.

The US President, who dreams of annexing Canada, has also suggested “buying” the country, just like he wants to buy Greenland. Ottawa initially treated these remarks as a joke in the passing, but when it soured upon repeated utterances, it hit back by sending a reverse proposal to “buy” the states of California, Oregon, Washington, and Minnesota.

As a result, a furious Donald Trump went ahead and imposed punitive taxes and tariffs on Canadian goods in order to cripple the nation economically and squeeze Canadians whose livelihoods entirely depended on trade with its southern neighbour. This put Canada under immense pressure to either comply or perish.

CANADA PUNCHES BACK

Canadians, outraged by the betrayal of their closest ally, are determined to make Canada stronger. And the first step in this direction was to elect a government with a decisive mandate in order not just to stand up to Trump, but successfully push back any future attempts he makes.

Resonating with this sentiment in his victory speech, Mr Carney, who returns as prime minister for a second time after his brief first stint, said, “Throughout our history there have been turning points. Turning points where the world’s fortunes were in the balance. That was the case at the end of the second world war, just as it was at the end of the cold war. And in each of those times, Canada chose to step up – to assert ourselves as a free, sovereign, and ambitious nation. To lead the path of democracy and freedom. And because we are Canadian, to do so with compassion and generosity.”

Mr Carney, who is inches away from a clear majority as votes continue to be counted, closed the door on Donald Trump’s motives and plans when he addressed the nation, saying, “We are once again on one of those hinge moments of history. Our old relationship with the United States – a relationship based on steadily increasing integration, is over. The system of open global trade, anchored by the United States, a system that Canada relied on since the second world war, a system that has helped deliver prosperity for our country for decades, is over.”

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— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) April 29, 2025

CANADA ‘MOVES ON’

Disheartened at seeing the decades-old ties with the United States now shattered, Prime Minister Carney told fellow Canadians that “These are tragedies, but it is also our reality. We are over the shock of the American betrayal. We are over. But we should never, ever forget the lessons. We’re going to take this forward and we have to look out for ourselves, but above all, we must take care of each other.”

Mr Carney, who is a PhD in Economics with an education from Harvard and Oxford, has assured Canadians that he will send Canada’s message of rejection to Washington loud and clear. “When I sit down with President Trump, it will be to discuss the future economic and security relationship between two sovereign nations. And it will be with our full knowledge, that we have many, many other options that just the United States to bring prosperity for all Canadians,” he said.