Prime Minister Mark Carney made an apparent reference to the economic threat Canada is facing from the tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Prime Minister Mark Carney offered a simple statement regarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s US$61 billion (CAD$83 billion) offer for Canada to join his vaunted Golden Dome defence system or gain membership for free by becoming the 51st state.

President Trump claimed Tuesday Canadian officials were considering his proposal for Canada to contribute $61 billion toward his proposed "Golden Dome" missile defense shield versus paying nothing if it became the 51st U.

In a historic address to Canada's Parliament today, King Charles III reaffirmed the nation's sovereignty, declaring it "strong and free" amid escalating tensions with the United States. This rare intervention by the monarch comes in response to U.S. President Donald Trump 's suggestions about annexing Canada as the 51st state.

Donald Trump doesn’t like to take no for an answer. The President recently claimed that Canada is “considering” the offer to become America’s 51st State. Trump’s claims were immediately debunked by the Canadian Prime Minister’s office.

Senior Trump administration figures, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz, are lobbying Canada to spare over 300 ostriches set to be culled due to bird flu concerns at a British Columbia farm.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, addressing the audience at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, attended by some Canadian and United States mayors, said he is “trying to learn some diplomacy” from King Charles III as Canada faces “foreign threats.

When Starmer himself visited the White House in February, hunting for a trade deal, his perfunctory gift was an invitation from the King for Trump, who described Charles as a “beautiful man, a wonderful man.” Having observed Trump's taste for all things gold and royal, Carney used Charles to send a clear signal to Trump: the King is with us.

Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations has compared U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense program to a “protection racket” after Trump said his northern neighbor can pay $61 billion to join the program or it could be free if the country agrees to annexation.