Within a few minutes of PM Mark Carney’s trip to the White House, he interjected against Trump’s repeated assertions that Canada should become the “51st state.” The comments were carefully calibrated. Stewart Prest writes. Stewart is a lecturer in political science at the University of British Columbia. Published May 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/05/07/Mark-Carney-Emerged-Oval-Office-Unscathed/

How Mark Carney Emerged from the Oval Office Unscathed

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