Carney calls threat of US military invasion “extreme tail risk” in NYT article
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Prime Minister Mark Carney says he studied the possibility of U.S.-led military action in Canada.
Carney made the remarks in a New York Times interview published Wednesday, but declined to provide details on what that examination would look like.
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly mused about turning Canada into the 51st state, though he ruled out using military force to annex Canada in January 2025.
As Ottawa Bureau Chief David Akin reports, Carney concluded such a possibility to be a very low risk.
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AI GeneratedPrime Minister Mark Carney admitted to the New York Times that he has considered the \"extreme tail risk\" of a U.S. military invasion of Canada following threats from President Donald Trump to make Canada the 51st state. While Carney views this as a low-probability scenario, he maintains that preparing for such an event is a matter of responsible risk management.