Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he did not retract or modify his comments at the World Economic Forum in Davos during a phone call with former President Donald Trump.

Carney told reporters that Trump called him to discuss a range of issues, including Ukraine, Venezuela, Arctic security, and Canada’s trade relationships. Carney said he explained Canada’s agreements with China, highlighting “twelve new deals on four continents in six months,” and discussed the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), saying Canada was “responding positively by building partnerships abroad, we’re responding positively at home, and we’re prepared to respond positively by building that new relationship through CUSMA.”

Reporter Judy Trinh, national political and investigative correspondent for CTV News, asked Carney if he had walked back his Davos remarks and posted video of the exchange online. Carney responded: “To be absolutely clear, and I said this to the President, I meant what I said in Davos.” He emphasized that the conversation was part of a broader discussion about trade policy changes initiated by the United States and Canada’s proactive response.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says President Trump called him yesterday. He stands by his Davos comments – and didn’t walk back his statements as US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said he did. pic.twitter.com/Gq9QDq8keo

— Judy Trinh (@judyatrinh) January 27, 2026

The remarks follow statements from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who told Hannity that Carney had “very aggressively” walked back some of the “unfortunate remarks he made at Davos.” Bessent framed Carney’s comments as a potential threat to U.S.-Canada economic ties, saying, “Canada depends on the U.S., there is much more North-South trade than there could ever be East-West trade,” and warned that attempting to act independently “would be a disaster for Canada.” He also noted that Carney’s approach contrasted with Trump’s “one big beautiful bill kicking in on the business side” and other U.S. economic policies intended to boost manufacturing, employment, and take-home pay for Americans.

Bessent: Canada depends on the U.S., there is much more north-south trade then there could ever be east-west trade. Canada is linked to the U.S., and the prime minister should do best for the Canadian people, rather than try to push his own globalist agenda. pic.twitter.com/c2h2Vz5mt1

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 27, 2026

Carney described the phone call as “a very good conversation on a wide range of subjects” and said Trump “understood that” Canada’s approach was a constructive response to U.S. trade policy shifts.