Carney: Trump's U.S. Threat, Canada's Response

0:00It's April 19th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Canada News today, your AI-powered local news. Prime Minister Mark Carney just dropped a major address to Canadians, straight up calling out how the U.S. under Trump has flipped from ally to economic rival. He says our old-type bond with America, once a superpower strength, is now a straight weakness. We got to fix fast in this divided world. Terrorists from the U.S. are hitting levels not seen since the Great Depression, slamming workers in auto, steel, and lumber sectors hard. Businesses are freezing investments too, all under this cloud of uncertainty that's got everyone on edge. Carney's pushing back on folks who want to just wait and hope things go back to normal, pointing out younger Canadians never knew those so-called good. Old days anyway. With wars, financial crashes, and COVID shaking everything up, he's rolling out the Canada strong plan from his election campaign, aiming to Trump proof the economy with new trade and energy links, doubling clean, power, and knitting 13 provinces into one powerhouse

1:04economy, ambitious moves, but he says crises reward the bold. Drawing from history, like the War of 1812 Hero, Isaac Brock, and post World War II mega-projects, Carney's all about unity and forward, momentum to cut U.S. reliance and build a tougher Canada for whatever comes next.