Canada's 'old relationship' with US is over, says prime minister

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared a definitive end to Canada's traditional relationship with the US on Thursday, saying the era of deep economic and security integration has concluded.

Speaking to reporters after chairing a Cabinet committee meeting in Ottawa, Carney delivered an assessment of bilateral ties with US while asserting Canadian sovereignty.

"The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over," Carney said.

“What exactly the United States does next is unclear, but what is clear, what is clear is that we as Canadians have agency. We have power. We are masters in our own home," he added.

"We will need to dramatically reduce our reliance on the United States. We will need to pivot our trade relationships elsewhere, and we will need to do things previously thought impossible at speeds we haven't seen in generations," he said.

The prime minister outlined an ambitious vision for Canadian self-reliance, emphasizing the need for swift action. "We can control our destiny. We can give ourselves much more than any foreign government, including the United States, can ever take away," he stated.

Carney called for unprecedented domestic mobilization, saying: "It will take hard work. It will take steady and focused determination from governments, from businesses, from labor, from Canadians."