Prime Minister Mark Carney said a call between the Canadian leader and U.S. President Donald Trump will take place after the election of April 28.
“[The] president is waiting for the outcome of the election and see who has a strong mandate from Canadians,” Carney said during a campaign event on March 24 in Gander, N.L.
Carney was responding to a reporter’s question about what precise efforts he has made to speak with Trump. Asked to clarify his response, Carney said it’s an “interpretation.”
“But I think it’s a reasonable interpretation,” he said, adding “I’m available for a call, but we’re going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are, and on a comprehensive deal.”…