Gleeful Canadian PM Openly Mocks ‘Touchy’ Trump
Ahmed Zakot / REUTERS Donald Trump’s rival north of the border has openly trolled him during a major speech.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered the speech to Albertans ahead of a referendum on the province’s independence next week, where he fired off some shots at Trump.
The crowd lapped it up.
He said the proposed 780-mile Pacific Link Pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia “will create more than 140,000 jobs.
It will reduce our dependence on the United States.” At this point, the crowd went wild. the crowd absolutely erupts when Carney says the Pacific Link pipeline will reduce Canada's dependence on the U.S.
Mark Carney: "Careful.
They might think that's election interference.
They're a little touchy down there.
We're not.
We're getting on with it." https://t.co/0hwZZg0BGv — Scott Robertson (@sarobertson_) October 16, 2026 The 5,000-strong gathering took some calming down, as Carney tried repeatedly to continue his point but was drowned out.
“Careful, they might think that’s election interference,” he joked.
“I’m saying.
They’re a little touchy down there at the moment.
We’re not.
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