‘Cannot let him succeed’: What Mark Carney, Canada’s next PM, said about ‘Voldemort’ Trump – The Times of India

Mark Carney, Canada’s next PM and US President Donald Trump (AP Image, File Image)

Mark Carney, who has been selected as Canada‘s next prime minister after Justin Trudeau announced his resignation, said that US President Donald Trump is attacking Canadian workers, and families, and Ottawa cannot let him succeed.
Responding to Trump’s trade war and his talk of making Canada the 51st US state, Carney on Sunday said Ottawa will never be part of America in any way.
Following his victory announcement, introduced by his daughter Cleo, Carney said, “We have made this the greatest country in the world and now our neighbours want to take us. No way.” He also said Americans “want our resources, water, our land, our country.”

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Carney asked people to imagine the consequences if Trump take over Canada, “America is a melting pot. Canada is a mosaic.”
“Donald Trump, as we know, has put, as the prime minister just said, unjustified tariffs on what we build, on what we sell, on how we make a living. He’s attacking Canadian families, workers and businesses, and we cannot let him succeed. And we won’t. We won’t. I am proud. I am proud of the response of Canadians who are making their voices heard and their wallets felt. I am grateful for how our provinces are stepping up to the fight,” Carney said.

“America is not Canada. Canada will never ever be part of America in any way, shape or form.”

Carney had earlier gained attention for comparing Donald Trump to “Voldemort”, the villain in the Harry Potter films and books.
Speaking at an event amid Trump making statements on making Canada the 51st US state, Carney said, “When you think about what’s at stake in these ridiculous, insulting comments of the president, of what we could be, I view this as the sort of Voldemort of comments.”
“Like I will not even repeat it, but you know what I’m talking about,” he said last month.
Who is Mark Carney?

Following his tenure as Britain’s central bank chief from 2013 to 2020, Carney will take over from 59-year-old Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January amidst pressure from fellow party members.
Currently serving as chairman of Brookfield Asset Management, a Canadian alternative investment firm, 59-year-old Carney must schedule a general election before or on October 20.
His historic appointment as Bank of England governor in 2013 marked the first time a non-citizen led the institution since its establishment in 1694. He guided the UK economy through Brexit and the early pandemic response, before Andrew Bailey assumed leadership in March 2020.
Post his central bank role, Carney has maintained various financial sector positions and served as an adviser to Trudeau.

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