<p>The Canadian PM is one of the few world leaders to stand up to the US president. Former colleagues say they are not surprised</p><p>Mark Carney stood before a walnut-veneered lectern, his face drawn tight, as he announced that talks with Canada’s biggest trading partner had collapsed. “Last spring, I warned that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/29/canada-election-result-liberal-win-mark-carney-anti-trump">America is trying to break us</a> so that they can own us,” he said.