Carney says Canada won't ever be for sale, with Trump responding 'never say never'

Despite President Donald Trump’s interest in Canada becoming the 51st state, Canada isn't for sale — ever, according to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Trump regularly has said that he wants Canada to become a U.S. state, along with discussions about acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal for security purposes. However, the matter isn’t open to negotiation, Carney said. 

"Having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign the last several months, it's not for sale," Carney said at the White House Tuesday. "Won't be for sale ever, but the opportunity is in the partnership and what we can build together. We have done that in the past, and part of that, as the president just said, is with respect to our s...