Joly says Canada-U.K. friendship is ‘in our DNA’ after British PM’s White House comments [Video]

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said she doesn’t believe the relationship between Canada and the United Kingdom has changed after comments made by the British prime minister during a visit to the White House.

At a news conference in Vancouver on Friday, Joly said “no country on Earth will be able to divide Canada and the U.K.”

“It is just in our DNA to be close to the U.K.,” she said, noting that she is in contact with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and national security adviser Jonathan Powell.

“At the same time, we need to work together on addressing the unpredictability that is coming out of the White House.”

As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to undermine Canadian sovereignty, Canada has been trying to strengthen its relationship with historic allies, such as the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

Since the start of his second term, Trump has repeatedly …