Unlike a certain world leader, I do not view this as a ​conspiracy," Carney ​said to laughs at ​the news conference in ‌Toronto. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementCarney's office and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Relations between Canada and the U.S. have been fraught since Trump returned to the White House last year, slapping broad tariffs on the northern neighbor and ‌calling for it to become ​the 51st U.S. state. Carney, who has ​said he would ​fight Trump's trade policies, has worked to ‌lessen Canada's diplomatic and economic ​dependency on the ​U.S. (Reporting by Wa Lone in ​Toronto and Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; Editing by ​Scott Malone and Edmund Klamann)