Canada's Carney claims victory, says 'Trump is trying to break us'

STORY: :: Canada's Liberal leader Mark Carney claims victory as party wins minority government:: April 29, 2025:: Ottawa, Canada:: Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister"America, once our land, our resources, our water, our country. Never. But these are not these are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us. That will never. That will never, ever happen. But we but we also must recognize the reality that our world has fundamentally changed.""We are exploring everything this country has to offer. We are supporting our friends and neighbors in the crosshairs of President Trump through a crisis that we did not create. United, we will win this trade war and build the strongest economy in the G7, an economy that works for everyone."The Liberals were leading or elected in 167 electoral districts, known as seats, followed by the Conservatives with 145, with votes still being counted.The Liberals had needed to win 172 of the House of Commons' 343 seats for a majority that would allow them to govern without support from a smaller party.Carney said the coming months would be challenging and require sacrifices.The result capped a notable comeback for the Liberals, who had been 20 percentage points behind in the polls in January before Trudeau announced he was quitting and Trump started threatening tariffs and annexation."America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country," Carney said. "These are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so America can own us. That will never ever happen."

STORY: :: Canada's Liberal leader Mark Carney claims victory as party wins minority government :: April 29, 2025 :: Ottawa, Canada :: Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister "America, once our land, our resources, our water, our country. Never. But these are not these are not idle threats.

President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us. That will never. That will never, ever happen.

But we but we also must recognize the reality that our world has fundamentally changed." "We are exploring everything this country has to offer. We are supporting our friends and neighbors in the crosshairs of President Trump through a crisis that we did not create.

United, we will win this trade war and build the strongest economy in the G7, an economy that works for everyone." The Liberals were leading or elected in 167 electoral districts, known as seats, followed by the Conservatives with 145, with votes still being counted. The Liberals had needed to win 172 of the House of Commons' 343 seats for a majority that would allow them to govern without support from a smaller party.

Carney said the coming months would be challenging and require sacrifices. The result capped a notable comeback for the Liberals, who had been 20 percentage points behind in the polls in January before Trudeau announced he was quitting and Trump started threatening tariffs and annexation. "America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country," Carney said.

"These are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so America can own us. That will never ever happen.

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