On Tuesday morning, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet suggested Carney could benefit from at least a period of stability in the House.
Blanchet urged a “truce” among parties while Canada negotiated trade with the US, saying it was clear Canadians wanted political stability in unstable times.
He said it wasn’t time for other parties to “threaten to overthrow the government anytime soon” and didn’t see any scenario “other than collaboration for a period of slightly over a year”.
The leader of the sovereigntist party, which only runs candidates in Quebec, did urge Carney to avoid pressing the province on certain issues, noting that collaboration goes both ways.
On Tuesday, the White House commented on Carney’s win, with deputy press secretary Anna Kelly saying: “The election does not affect President Trump’s plan to make Canada America’s cherished 51st state.”
In an interview with the BBC, Carney said that Canada deserves “respect” from the US and he will only allow a Canada-US trade and security partnership “on our terms”.
Carney has told the BBC that a 51st state scenario was “never, ever going to happen”.
Meanwhile, new US ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, said in a video statement that he is “committed to making progress in this great relationship”.
