…as country grapples with Trump trade war
- Mark Carney is sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister, as the country faces a trade war standoff with Donald Trump – press watch live above to see his first speech shortly
- In a ceremony in Ottawa, Carney swears allegiance to King Charles – see the moment here
- The new PM may call a snap election within days, according to Canadian media
- “We’re going to get straight to work,” he told reporters as he arrived for the ceremony
- Carney will head to Europe on his first overseas trip as prime minister – rather than the US as is customary, sources tell the BBC’s Lyse Doucet
US Republican senator appeals to Carney to drop tariffs against US
We’ve just heard from Senator John Neely Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana who is at the White House for a bill signing by President Trump.
Kennedy briefly remarked on Canada and US tariffs, telling reporters that “nobody knows if tariffs will lead to inflation” in the US.
He said Mark Carney, the newly sworn-in Canadian Prime Minister, has accused Trump of “interfering with free trade”.
Kennedy then said Carney should reduce tariffs against the US to “zero, none”.
Kennedy said that he believes Trump has a “valid point” that tariffs are “inconsistent”.
“America has about eight times more people than Canada. Our economy is 10 times bigger than the Canadian economy, yet we’re running a $60bn trade deficit with Canada,” he said.
“What that tells me is that Canada’s tariffs are higher than our tariffs. All I think the President is asking is that they be even.”
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