US-Canada relationship faces fundamental change amid trade threats, Canadian PM warns | National & World [Video]

(CNN) — Canada will have to “dramatically reduce” its reliance on the US as the two countries’ relationship darkens, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned on Thursday.

After holding a cabinet meeting to discuss Canada’s response to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs threats, Carney told reporters in Ottawa that he foresaw the coming of a “fundamentally different relationship” between the two countries.

“It’s clear the US is no longer a reliable partner. It is possible that with comprehensive negotiations, we could reestablish an element of confidence but there will be no going backwards,” the Canadian leader said, adding that future governments would have to grapple with the same changed dynamic.

“There’s even more to do, and that’s why I chose to go to France and the United Kingdom, two long standing and reliable partners, friends and allies of Canada,” Carney said, referring to his first international trip as prime minister.

Carney said that …