US President Donald Trump has called Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to congratulate him on his victory in the country’s general election and the two have agreed meet in the near future. The two countries were expected to enter talks about a new economic and security relationship after Monday’s vote.
Trump’s trade tariffs and repeated comments undermining Canada’s sovereignty overshadowed the race, which ended with Carney’s Liberals projected to win a minority government, according to public broadcaster CBC.
That result will make Carney’s pressing tasks of negotiating with his US counterpart and tackling a range of domestic issues more of a challenge, as he’ll need to wrangle support from other political parties.
In their first call since the election, Trump congratulated Carney on his victory, according to the prime minister’s office on Tuesday. The office also said the two leaders had “agreed on the importance of Canada and the United States working together – as independent, sovereign nations – for their mutual betterment”.
The Liberals will need to rely on their support to pass legislation through the House of Commons.–BBC
