OTTAWA — Canada’s political class scrambled to respond on Thursday, after United States President Donald Trump took his latest swipe at Canada in virtual remarks to <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;the World Economic Forum&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-DSB13ZWtg&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-DSB13ZWtg" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click">the World Economic Forum</a>, telling attendees that the U.S. economy could get along just fine without Canadian imports.

“We don’t need them to make our cars… we don’t need their lumber, because we have our own forests… we don’t need their oil and gas, we have more than anybody,” said Trump, speaking from Washington, D.C.

OTTAWA — Canada's political class scrambled to respond on Thursday, after United States President Donald Trump took another swipe at Canada{ai:summary}Canada's political leaders reacted swiftly after President Trump claimed the U.S. could thrive without Canadian imports during a speech at the World Economic Forum. He asserted that the U.S. has sufficient resources for cars, lumber, oil, and gas, diminishing Canada's economic significance.The remarks prompted concern among Canadian officials about the implications for trade relations and the economy. #politics

'We don't need them': Canada's leaders respond to Trump's latest swipe in speech to WEF

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