Investing.com -- At a rally celebrating his federal election win, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a defiant tone toward U.S. President Donald Trump and pledged to forge ahead with the platform he laid out during the campaign. “President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us. That will never, that will never ever happen,” Carney declared, repeating a warning he had voiced throughout the election.
Carney used the address as both a celebration and a restatement of his vision for a more self-reliant and unified Canada. He reemphasized what he called a “hinge moment of history,” one in which Canada must end its reliance on U.S.-led global integration and chart a more independent course. “Our old relationship with the United States… is over,” he said, echoing the rhetoric that underpinned much of his campaign messaging.
The Prime Minister reaffirmed his promise to rebuild Canada’s economy around national priorities and local capacity. His pledges included building “twice as many homes every year,” using Canadian labor and materials, and creating “hundreds of thousands” of skilled trade careers. These commitments had been at the center of his party’s platform.
Energy policy remained central to Carney’s economic narrative. He again committed to turning Canada into an “energy superpower in both clean and conventional energy,” a line he repeated often during the campaign. Plans to build new trade and energy corridors in partnership with provinces, Indigenous communities, and industry were restated clearly.
Carney’s remarks continued the assertive tone he adopted on trade policy throughout the election. “We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons,” he said, framing a shift toward diversified trade ties with partners across Europe and Asia. Talks with the United States, he said, would proceed “with our full knowledge that we have many, many other options.”
Throughout the speech, Carney leaned on themes of unity, humility, and ambition, values he called foundational to Canadian identity. He reassured voters in regions less favorable to the Liberals that his government would “govern for all Canadians,” drawing attention to campaign stops in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
While much of the message repeated themes familiar from the campaign, Carney acknowledged the significance of the victory and the road ahead. He cautioned that the coming months would “call for some sacrifices,” but insisted that Canada’s best path forward was self-determined. “The point is that we can give ourselves far more than the Americans can ever take away,” he said.
Closing with the call that defined much of his campaign, Carney promised to fulfill the ambitious promises made to voters. “We will build Canada strong, Canada free, Canada forever,” he said.