Carney and Trump: A Collision Avoided, Save for a Nasty Comment or Two NYT | Top Stories Ian Austen and David E. Sanger 8 October 2025 at 07:47 The Canadian prime minister came to Washington determined to take the heat out of the relationship. He mostly succeeded, at least for now. © Haiyun Jiang/The New York TimesDuring a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada on Tuesday, President Trump told reporters that “the people of Canada will love us again,” even if some American-imposed tariffs remained in place — which he insisted they would.