Carney says Canada is not for sale, Trump replies, ‘Never say never’

Canada’sPrimeMinisterMarkCarneytoldPresidentDonaldTrumpthatCanadawouldn’teverbeavailableforpurchase.Inresponse,Trumptoldhimtheoptionwasn’toffthetable. DespitePresidentDonaldTrump’sinterestinCanadabecomingthe51ststate,Canadaisn’tforsale—ever,accordingtoCanadianPrimeMinisterMarkCarney. TrumpregularlyhassaidhewantsCanadatobecomeaU.S.state,andhasdiscussedacquiringGreenlandandthePanamaCanalforsecuritypurposes.However,thematterofCanadaisn’topentonegotiation,Carneysaid.  “HavingmetwiththeownersofCanadaoverthecourseofthecampaignthelastseveralmonths,it’snotforsale,”CarneysaidattheWhiteHouseTuesday.“Won’tbeforsaleever,buttheopportunityisinthepartnershipandwhatwecanbuildtogether.Wehavedonethatinthepast,andpartofthat,asthepresidentjustsaid,iswithrespecttooursecurityandmygovernmentiscommittedforastepchangeinourinvestmentinCanadiansecurityandourpartnership.”