Mark Carney Interview: Canada’s Leader Lays Out Vision for Breaking Reliance on U.S.

In a wide-ranging interview, Prime Minister Mark Carney described a tense, evolving relationship with President Trump. Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada during an interview with The New York Times on Wednesday. Credit. Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times By Matina Stevis-Gridneff David E. Sanger Tyler Pager and Colby Smith Matina Stevis-Gridneff is Canada bureau chief. David E. Sanger and Tyler Pager cover the White House. Colby Smith covers the Federal Reserve. They were among Times journalists who interviewed Mr. Carney in New York. Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said that he had prepared over the past year for the “extreme tail risk” that President Trump might order military action against Canada, but disclosed that the two men have spoken “frequently,” even since trade talks collapsed last month, describing a tense, evolving relationship. In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times at its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, Mr. Carney described in meticulous detail how he was systematically reducing Canada’s reliance on the United States for key technology — from space satellites to fighter jets — in an effort to make his country far less vulnerable to American threats. He outlined a plan to diversify Canada’s relationships and suppliers, and said that even with a different future president “we will be a better partner for the U.S.

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