His plane landed and Carney, the new prime minister and a former head of the Bank of England, and Canada's first indigenous governor general, Mary Simon, the king's representative in Canada, gathered to greet the king and Queen Camilla as well a 25-member honor guard from the Royal Canadian Dragoons, for which the king is colonel-in-chief. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Carney told Mr. Trump that Canada is "not for sale" and "won't be for sale, ever" in an Oval Office meeting, moments after the American president called the border between the U.S. and Canada "artificial" and romanticized the idea of Canada joining the U.S. However, the new U.S. ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, said sending messages isn't necessary and Canadians should move on from the 51st state talk, telling the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that if there's a message to be sent there's easier ways to do that, such as calling him or calling the president.
Published at: 2025-05-26 20:14:24
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