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Al Jazeera
Politics
Jillian Kestler-D'Amours

‘Closest target’: Why is Donald Trump so focused on Canada?

US President Donald Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canada and called for the country to become the 51st US state [FIle: Leah Millis/Reuters]

Montreal, Canada – In his first speech as Canada’s prime minister-designate, Mark Carney delivered what observers have described as a stunning statement.

“I know that these are dark days,” Carney told a room full of supporters on Sunday after he won the race to lead the governing Liberal Party. “Dark days brought on by a country we can no longer trust.”

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