Mark Carney WARNS World About Trump in POWERFUL Speech

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[00:00:00]Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney just delivered one of the most direct rebukes of Donald Trump we've seen from a world leader yet. And this wasn't some vague diplomatic statement. Carney basically said the global order is changing because America under Trump can no longer be trusted the way it once was.

[00:00:16]And here's the thing, folks. While Trump is out there ranting about tariffs, UFC fights at the White House, and attacking allies, leaders across Europe and Canada are already moving on without him.

[00:00:26]That's the reality.

[00:00:27]>> I'll tell you something, you know, I've probably told you everything I've said, you you know, but uh you know, those whose politics is to destroy, to demolish, dismantle, they're not going to change their instincts.

[00:00:38]This is many respects, this is this is their moment, right? Um we can't match them by being timid imitations of them.

[00:00:47]Uh we can't answer them by pining for an old order that's not going to return.

[00:00:53]And the loss of control that people feel that feeds our age of anxiety, it can only be answered, only be answered by positive action, by building that which comes next.

[00:01:06]You know, through the crack in the bell, as Leonard Cohen said, uh through the rupture that the light gets in.

[00:01:14]In this more uncertain world, building for all, actual building, concrete, steel, and code is the new progressive politics.

[00:01:26]And our message, our message to Canadians right from the start, has been reflecting back what we've heard. It's a more dangerous world. We have to take care of ourselves, and as Canadians, we will always take care of each other.

[00:01:41]Building a country that's not just strong, but it's good. Not just prosperous, but fair. Not just for some most of the time, but for all Canadians all of the time. You can hear the tone shift immediately. This isn't the old we respectfully disagree with our American partners type language. Nope. Carney is flat out saying Canada now needs new alliances because the United States has become unstable under Trump. And honestly, he's not wrong. Trump spent years insulting NATO allies, threatening tariffs on friendly countries, cozying up to authoritarian leaders, and treating diplomacy like a reality TV feud. Then Carney took things even further. He basically warned that the rise of authoritarian style politics cannot be defeated by becoming a watered-down version of it. We need to build new trade relationships in order to move from reliance to resilience.

[00:02:30]And it's truth that Canada has long benefited long benefited and we are very grateful. We have long benefited. We did say thank you. Thank you.

[00:02:39]Um long benefited from our proximity to the world's largest and the world's most dynamic economy.

[00:02:46]But as the US changes dramatically its policies, and that's the right of the United States. As it changes those policies, many of our former strengths have become our vulnerabilities.

[00:02:58]Are we still To be clear, we still have the best trade deal with the United States. Over 85% of our goods move tariff-free across the border.

[00:03:07]But with American tariffs, so-called 232 or strategic tariffs on auto, steel, aluminum, forest products, I could go on.

[00:03:15]But in these strict so-called strategic areas, those are creating deep challenges for our workers and firms in those industries. Industries that until now had been highly highly integrated with the United States to the benefit of America as well as Canada.

[00:03:32]And our response begins by reimagining aspects of North American integration.

[00:03:39]And to be absolutely clear, Canada, like Mexico, like Mexico, Canada remains open to deeper integration, including options for fortress North America in selected sectors.

[00:03:52]And to be clear, those offers are on the table.

[00:03:57]But if that route is not ultimately possible, we will invest heavily in new markets and products.

[00:04:04]We'll reward those who build, buy, and produce in Canada, and we will build new partnerships abroad.

[00:04:11]We're already applying the main lessons of the past 18 months.

[00:04:16]That we must build our strategic autonomy. That line right there, that was aimed directly at Trump-style politics. Carney's saying democracies need to actually stand for something instead of trying to imitate strongman behavior to compete with it. And honestly, that's a message a lot of leaders probably needed to hear. So, when Carney says countries need strategic autonomy, what he really means is this. They no longer believe America is reliable under Trump. And then Carney hit another point that clearly resonated with people around the world. We're making this progress because we have the values to which much of the world aspires, including commitments to sustainability, the rule of law, the belief that openness brings strength and mutual benefit.

[00:05:00]And we're making this progress in part because we've recognized, in some cases before others, the degree to which in the new world sovereignty requires more than a country just being able to feed, fuel, and defend itself, as important as that is. It requires access to those critical minerals, to space-based communications, to sovereign cloud, AI, payment systems, clean energy, and vaccines.

[00:05:27]And all of that demands partnership.

[00:05:30]And there's no one-stop shop for that partnership. We need a variable geometry, a dense web of partnerships across those core strategic capabilities and issues, drawing on common values and interests, because it's those common values and interests that will assure alignment and respect to those agreements. This part was important because he wasn't just talking about Trump specifically, he was talking about why these authoritarian movements are growing in the first place. But instead of exploiting that anger with fear and division, Carney argues democracies need to actually build solutions. Compare that to Trump who turns literally every issue into a grievance rally. It's always outrage, never solutions. And that's why leaders like Carney are stepping into this vacuum right now, presenting themselves as adults in the room while Trump creates chaos.

[00:06:18]Across all our countries, I think it's is safe to say, across all our countries, the same conversation is taking place at kitchen tables and factory floors and chat rooms.

[00:06:30]People feeling a loss of control. It's a conversation that's been going on for a few years.

[00:06:35]Control or loss of control over their cost of living.

[00:06:39]Loss of control over who comes across their borders.

[00:06:43]Loss of control of we just heard over what enters their social media feed.

[00:06:49]Control or loss thereof of the technology that may displace, destroy their jobs before it improves their lives.

[00:06:57]Control in a world that's more divided and dangerous by the day.

[00:07:02]And that loss of agency, control, is the common thread through all our politics.

[00:07:08]Doesn't respect ideology, doesn't respect the old left-right map. And it has fed a politics of grievance, one that thrives on scarcity, feeds on division, and promises strength through demolition.

[00:07:24]And it won't be addressed by the old ways.

[00:07:28]And just as Marshall McLuhan, that's my necessary Canadian uh reference, Marshall McLuhan, described 60 years ago, our age of anxiety is caused by trying to do today's job with yesterday's tools and yesterday's concepts.

[00:07:44]And I thought that was one of President Obama's main points last evening. A fascinating conversation.

[00:07:50]Um, point that we need new institutions as much as reimagining the old ones.

[00:07:57]And that was part of my argument at Davos that the international rules-based order that we helped build together no longer works as it once claimed.

[00:08:09]That we cannot restore that which no longer holds, that nostalgia is not a strategy. We have to take the sign down and build >> And here's what really matters here, folks. Countries are adapting to a future where they cannot depend on the United States the same way they once did. Canada is strengthening ties with Europe. European democracies are coordinating more closely and America's allies are openly discussing how to protect themselves from instability coming out of Washington. That should concern every American regardless of political party because global leadership isn't just about military power, it's about trust. And under Trump, that trust has eroded dramatically.