Carney hits back at Trump comments, says ‘Canada doesn’t live because of US’

Carney had accepted Trump’s invitation to be on the board, which was planned to oversee the rebuilding of war-torn Gaza. A government source told news agency AFP on Monday that Canada will, however, not pay to join the board. The US President later revoked the invite on Thursday amid tensions between the two leaders.

The Canadian leader’s speech irked Trump so much that he warned Carney, saying, “Canada lives because of the United States,” which was followed by another strong rebuke from Carney.

“Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership. In the economy, in security and in rich cultural exchange. But Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian,” he said in response to Trump.“Stop invoking the ‘rules-based international order’ as though it still functions as advertised.