'Meet in future': Donald Trump congratulates Mark Carney on Canada election win amid tariff tussle

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Despite strained relations, US President Donald Trump congratulated Mark Carney on his victory in the Canadian national elections. The two leaders acknowledged the importance of collaboration between their nations and agreed to meet soon. Carney previously accused Trump of attempting to undermine Canada’s sovereignty, a sentiment that fueled voter turnout and contributed to the Liberal Party’s win.

Amid tussle between the two countries, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday congratulated Mark Carney on victory in the Canadian national elections.

The Canadian Prime Minister’s Office in a statement said that the two leaders also “agreed to meet in person in the near future.”

“Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. President Trump congratulated Prime Minister Carney on his recent election,” the statement read.

“The leaders agreed on the importance of Canada and the United States working together – as independent, sovereign nations – for their mutual betterment. To that end, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future,” it added.

This comes amid sour relations between US and Canada after Trump targeted its neighbour with tariff and sovereignty threats

The threats, subsequently, galvanised Canadian opposition. His social media post about making Canada the 51st state on election day proved particularly controversial.

Soon after the results, Carney claimed that Trump is trying to break the country so that America can own them.

“As I’ve been warning for months, America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. Never. But these are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us. That will never, ever happen,” Carney had said.

The Liberal Party, led by Mark Carney, secured an improbable fourth consecutive term. While they fell short of a majority, winning approximately 168 seats in the expanded 343-seat House of Commons, it was a clear mandate against populism, external interference, and political instability.

The Conservatives finished second with around 143 seats, while the Bloc Québécois fell to about 23, and the New Democratic Party (NDP) was reduced to just 7 seats. Voter turnout surged, fuelled largely by concerns over Canadian sovereignty and an unusually intense focus on domestic unity in the face of global uncertainties.

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