Canadians are “unimpressed” by the UK's invitation to Trump's state-owned visit: Carney – National
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney criticized Britain's second state visit to Donald Trump's invitation, saying it undermined his administration's efforts to oppose the U.S. president's talk about Canada's annexation of Canada's united front.
Since taking office in January, Trump has repeatedly said he wants Canada to be the 51st state in the United States, a suggestion that angered Canadians and left the thin line Britain tried to lie between the two North American countries.
King Charles of England is also the head of the Canadian state, a former British colony. The monarch has made many symbolic gestures in recent months, wearing Canadian medals, planting a maple tree, and calling himself the king of Canada.
Charles, who is still receiving cancer treatment, will also attend the opening ceremony of the Canadian state legislature on May 27, the first time the British monarch has participated in Ottawa since 1977.
Carney was asked about British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's move in February when he used his visit to the Oval Office to send Trump the invitation to the monarch to make an unprecedented second state visit to London.
“I think, frankly, their gestures (Canadians) didn't impress them. Considering that situation. That was when we were very clear about the issue of sovereignty.”
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Carney won a party contest in March and vowed to stand up last month to win the Canadian election.
“The president has strengthened all the issues surrounding Canada's sovereignty. So it's not accidental, but it's also a moment for Canadians to reiterate,” he said.
Starmer, who attempted to improve his dealings with the United States after Britain left the EU, tried to use his strengths when dealing with Trump, talked about his security expertise, promised higher defense spending, and provided feasts and feasts that state-owned visits brought.
Trump's mother, born in the UK and repeatedly praised the royal family, agreed to a limited bilateral trade agreement with London this month.
Asked about Carney's criticism, senior British minister Pat McFadden told Sky News that every country must decide how to establish relations with other countries.
–Report by Sarah Young; Edited by Jan Harvey
