Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took office last year amid a flurry of aggressive actions by his country’s southern neighbour. A recently sworn-in United States president, Donald Trump, slapped tariffs on Canadian exports and threatened to make the US neighbour the 51st state . The actions were particularly damning as Canada had deep trade and security ties with the US, not only sending nearly 80 percent of its exports to that market, but also often following lockstep on geopolitical policy and strategic moves. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Trump admin probe into ABC amid Kimmel row sparks US free speech concerns list 2 of 4 UAE quits OPEC: What that means for the Gulf, energy markets and beyond list 3 of 4 US Fed holds rates steady, Powell to remain on its board list 4 of 4 Musk accuses Altman of betraying OpenAI’s nonprofit founding mission end of list All that was thrown aside when Trump took office, and Canada, under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was one of the first…