Canada Declares “Old Relationship Over” as PM Mark Carney Confronts Trump’s Tariffs: Trade War Erupts Over Auto Sector:

Relations between the US and Canada are primed for an important transformation. Newly elected Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, points to his nations increasing dependence upon it's neighbor. His stance follows the new tariffs issued by President Trump on July 1st, 2019, which led him to proclaim, “The old relationship with the US is no more.”

Carney, post Trump’ 25% tariff announcement on auto imports, remarked, “The US and Canada relations during my childhood characterized by cooperative military relations and economically intertwined nations is no longer valid.”

In office for two weeks now, Carney has indicated that he will attend to his meeting with Trump after the US president tried to schedule a phone meeting. “Barring unforeseeable circumstances, we will talk over the next day or two,” he noted, while making it clear the respect he is owed as a Canadian is not negotiable. “That doesn’t require a lot of expectation, but for him apparently it is.”

The aggressive stance put forward by Trump has relapsed already existing tensions, and his open borderline absurd comment suggesting Canada equals the 51st US state further aggravated the situation and deeply upset citizens. Carney stated that it is very important for Canada to renew the conversation regarding this countries economic strategization and dismissed the propaganda.

"The reality is that the trust in the United States has dwindled to an unrepairable extent. There may be hope to regain some confidence and trust through negotiations, but not fully,” Carney explained. “The United States is no longer able to partner with anything of importance. The focus of our trade relations has to shift.”

These comments have been made during the unimaginably intense campaign period, which at first seemed impossible for the governing Liberals to get through. In another twist, Carney came out looking like a nationalist after Trump’s trade war started fueling patriotism in Canada, Which, quite frankly, lets him play the position of the fiercest defender of Canadian interests.

The context of Trump has always been integral to understanding the kind of Canadian politics. Not surprisingly, Trump has also admitted to the Canada's ‘warm embrace’ of the protectionist platform. This led Carney to unveil his aggressive counterstrike strategy.

"We shall counter the US tariffs by imposing some trade measures of our own that will hit the United States the hardest, while having a negligible effect here in Canada,” he explained. trump's promises claimed. "We really dearly wish to fight with every ounce of strength available to us so that we can obtain the best deal for Canada." “We shall, without a doubt, declare our simply astonishingly independent future that Canada will be by herself in,” she exclaimed. "It's my solemn vow that when trump takes shots at us again, we will take shots back." The automobile industry is the second largest exporter for Canada and the sector directly employs 125,000 Canadians while another 500,000 work in related fields. Carney announced this week a CA$2 billion (USD$1.4 billion) "strategic response fund" which will help stem Canadian auto job losses from Trump's tariffs. Previously, trump granted US automakers a one-month exemption from his strict newly imposed tariffs on car imports from Mexico and Canada. In the automobile industry, Michigan and Ontario are the places where cars are fully assembled, and the parts cross the US-Canada border several times for assembly. On April 2, Trump is expected to impose comprehensive tariffs on all Canadian goods, steel and aluminum from canada and decimate any tariffs for the US.

While on and off new hypotheses continue to create more and more uncertainty for the public, the president has finally jumped starting a global trade war for the United States. The president is clearly putting everything on the line.

Car manufacturers could see a decline in sales as the tax increase on auto imports takes affect in April. With lower sales comes greater costs.

Lana Payne, the President of Unifor, the union that represents auto workers in Canada said, “This is not an industry that is Donald Trump’s to steal or take.”

Payne stated Carney needs to take Trump aside and explain that US automakers will have to construct cars and trucks in Canada if they choose to sell them.

Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre while talking to reporters made a statement saying, 'We will never be the 51st state, but we can be friends again with the United States if he changes course.' While commenting Poilievre added, 'Trump should just let it be.'