Shortly after he was sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister, replacing Justin Trudeau who has been in office since 2015, Carney said confronting Trump's tariffs would be a top priority.
Ottawa has been rattled by collapsing cross-border relations since Trump returned to power in January, launching a trade war and demanding that Canada surrender its independence to become the 51st US state.
Carney has characterized the Trump administration as the greatest challenge Canada has faced in a generation.
But the former central banker, who turns 60 on Sunday, is a political novice who has never won an elected public office.
He said he will fly to Paris and London next week, part of an effort to reinforce Canada's alliances overseas as ties with the United States unravel.
Election upcoming
He has sought to present himself as purpose-built to lead a country through a trade war with the United States, once Canada’s closest ally but now a country that Carney says Canada can “no longer trust.”
Polls ahead of the upcoming vote show a tight race against the opposition Conservatives, who have sought to portray Carney as an elitist and out of touch with the struggles of ordinary Canadians.
“Carney is arriving at a good time. He has emerged as a figure people seem to trust to take on Donald Trump,“ University of Winnipeg politics professor Felix Mathieu told AFP.
Wearing a hard hat and goggles, Carney said he was ready to work out a trade deal with Trump.
Carney has also made clear efforts to distance himself from Trudeau with moves aimed at attracting more centrist voters.
But the cabinet sworn in alongside Carney on Friday keeps much of Trudeau's team in place, including those working most closely on trade talks with the United States.
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