Prime minister Mark Carney says Canada will never be for sale [SOUND]

# Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says his country is not for sale. This follows US president Donald Trump’s comment that he is interested in making Canada the 51st state of America. The two leaders met at the White House on Tuesday. Trump’s ongoing trade war and threats to Canada’s sovereignty played major roles in the national election that propelled Carney’s Liberal Party to victory last month. Carney says there is an opportunity for a strong partnership between the two countries: