Mark Carney says a Trump incursion into Canada is "not a base case" but preparations are routine

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in an interview with The New York Times published Wednesday, said his government has examined the possibility that U.S. President Donald Trump could order a military incursion into Canada, describing it as an extreme, low-probability scenario and framing his preparations as routine risk management rather than a predicted outcome. Earlier that day, Trump posted on Truth Social claiming Canada was harming itself through its immigration policies. Carney was in New York for a pledging event for the OceanEye ocean observation system, largely funded by the European Union. He also told the Times that Canada is seeking to expand economic ties with China and lessen its military and technological dependence on the United States, while Ottawa reviews its planned purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets.