Arguing that diversity is \u201ca strength, not a weakness,\u201d Carney maintained that Canada is \u201cthe greatest country in the world to be a regular person\u201d and said you don\u2019t need to be rich, \u201chave a certain color,\u201d or \u201cworship a certain God\u201d in order to thrive.<\/p>\n
Although he celebrated the long-standing partnership between the U.S. and Canada, Carney emphasized: \u201cWe are masters in our home, this is our own country, it\u2019s our future, the choice is up to us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump later rescinded his invitation for Canada to join his Gaza Board of Peace<\/a>, which he unveiled in Davos on Thursday, after Carney had left the annual forum.<\/p>\n \u201cPlease let this letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada\u2019s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time,\u201d Trump said via Truth Social. (Carney announced<\/a> earlier in the week that he had received an invitation to join the Board of Peace, but did not confirm if he intended to accept.)<\/p>\n Trump had previously lashed out at Canada during his Davos address on Wednesday, accusing the country of getting \u201ca lot of freebies\u201d from the U.S. and saying they should be \u201cgrateful.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI watched your Prime Minister yesterday, he wasn’t so grateful,\u201d Trump told the audience, referencing the speech Carney had delivered the day before.<\/p>\n Although Carney didn\u2019t mention Trump by name, there appeared to be pointed references to the U.S. President throughout his own poignant address.<\/p>\n In a bold statement that prompted much discussion, Carney said the old world order is \u201cnot coming back.\u201d Encouraging people not to \u201cmourn\u201d the way things used to be, he advised that \u201cnostalgia is not a strategy.\u201d <\/p>\n Carney also urged middle powers to stand up for themselves, accusing \u201cgreat powers\u201d of using economic pressure to yield results.<\/p>\n \u201cMore recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as weapons, tariffs as leverage, financial infrastructure as coercion, supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n This came after Trump threatened to tariff European allies until Denmark agrees to sell Greenland to the U.S.\u2014a threat he has since walked back<\/a> on.<\/p>\n Carney campaigned against<\/a> Trump\u2019s global tariff threats last year during his country\u2019s general election. His platform also strongly opposed Trump\u2019s annexation threats toward Canada.<\/p>\n Trump frequently\u2014and publicly\u2014expressed his desire to annex Canada<\/a> and have it become the \u201c51st state\u201d upon returning to the White House. Both Carney and his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, stood firm that the annexation of Canada is not something they would allow to happen. During Trudeau\u2019s tenure, Trump took to referring to him as \u201cGovernor Trudeau<\/a>\u201d rather than recognizing him as the Prime Minister of Canada.<\/p>\n Carney and Trump have since worked on building a better working relationship, and have even shared jovial moments in front of the world press.<\/p>\n![\"FIFA](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769177588_851_.jpeg\"\/)
Happier times: Carney and Trump (joined by Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum) shared a much lighter exchange during the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw at the Kennedy Center in D.C. on Dec. 5, 2025. Hector Vivas\u2014Getty Images<\/p>\n