Kirsten Hillman, Canadian ambassador to the U.S., said on Sunday that her country takes its sovereignty “seriously” as President Trump appears to be holding firm in his ambitions to make Canada

President Donald Trump's choice to be U.S. ambassador to Canada on Thursday said that America’s northern neighbor is a sovereign state, showing some daylight with Trump on the issue. The president has insisted that Canada would be better off as the United States' newest member.

PARIS (AP) — New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Paris Monday to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, seeking support from one of Canada’s oldest allies as tensions with the Trump administration spike.

Canada’s new leader, Mark Carney, rebuked the Trump administration’s vision to make his country the 51st U.S. state. During some of his first public remarks as Canada’s prime minister, Carney made it a point on Friday to knock President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for their comments regarding his country.

On his first foreign visit as Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney is set to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday before heading to London in a bid to seek alliances as he deals with US President Donald Trump’s threats to Canada’s sovereignty and economy.