Carney’s strategic invitation to the king before the Trump meeting

At his first press conference since the federal elections, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has drawn up his priorities, including how he dealt with the upcoming talks with US President Donald Trump.

His election campaign focused on standing on Trump’s tariff plans and threats to make Canada the 51st American state, which Carney said “will never happen.”

The liberals won 168 out of 343 seats in the House of Commons in Canada in Monday’s elections, which is enough to form a minority government, but less than 172 is necessary for the majority.

The new Constitutional of Carney will be sworn in the week on May 12.

Here are some of what we learned from the press conference on Friday:

Outside of the summit, Carney announced a visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla, who will visit Canada later this month.

He told reporters who gathered in Ottawa: “This is a historical honor that matches the weight of our time.”

Carney says he called the king to open Parliament 45 in Canada on May 27.

This request is definitely strategic.

Carney said that the king’s visit “clearly emphasizes the sovereignty of our country” – a reference to Trump’s 51st statements.

Trump also has a well -known admiration for the royal family. In February, UK Prime Minister Sir Kerr Starmer used his trip to the White House to make Trump a letter of invitation from King Charles.

The king is the head of the state in Canada and represented in Canada by the ruler, General Mary Simon.

After the elections, the new parliamentary session is usually opened by the General Governor, who reads the letter from the throne on behalf of the Prime Minister. The speech, reading in the Senate in Canada, determines the government’s agenda.

Although it is not unprecedented that the head of state will read the throne, The last time this happened in October 1977 When Queen Elizabeth II reads the letter for the second time. The first was in 1957.

Carney will visit the White House on Tuesday, barely a week after the federal elections.

His first official visit to the White House as Prime Minister comes amid tense relations between the close allies in the wake of the Trump tariff and the imposition, as well as the repeated comments of the president about making Canada the 51st American state.

Carney said that there are two groups of issues to be discussed: immediate definitions and the broader relationship.

“My government will fight for the best deal for Canada,” Carney said, “I will fight my government to get the best deal for Canada,” which shows that there will be no impulsion to secure an agreement.

He added that a high -level dialogue indicates the danger of conversation between leaders.

He said he expected “difficult but constructive” discussions with the president.

He also said that he would strengthen the relationship with “trusted” commercial partners, pointing to the recent talks he had with world leaders in Europe and Asia.

Canada elections highlight the divisions within Canada, based on regional, demographic and political lines.

On Friday, Carney said that Canada should unite in this “once in a life crisis.”

“It is time to gather with our team’s jackets in Canada and the big victory,” he said.

The olive branches were offered both to the Canadians who did not vote for its liberal party and its political competitors.

Carney said that while the Canadians voted a strong response to Trump, they also sent “a clear message that the cost of their livelihood should decrease and that their societies need to be safe.”

“As prime minister, I heard these messages loudly and clearly and I will behave on them with focus and design.”

He said he is committed to working with others, including those who have across the corridor.

During the reign of Leader Pierre Pollyfer, the conservative campaign focused heavily on the cost of living and crime cases.

The conservatives came second, and they formed an official opposition, but Poilviri lost his seat in the Ottawa region.

Carney said he was open to summoning special elections that would allow Poilievre to search for another seat if this is the path that conservatives wanted to follow.

“No games,” said.