In his first public appearance since his Liberal Party won a fourth term in Canada's federal election earlier this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney says he he will meet US President Donald Trump on Tuesday in Washington DC
Carney also says King Charles III to deliver a speech from the throne in Canada's Parliament on 27 May
Having the King attend Parliament's return "underscores the sovereignty of our country", says Carney
His election campaign focused on standing up to Trump's tariff plans and threats to make Canada the 51st US state, which Carney has said will "never ever" happen
The Liberals won 168 seats out of 343 in Canada's House of Commons in Monday's election, enough to form a minority government but falling short of the 172 necessary for a majority
Carney: US relationship an 'immediate priority', announces DC visit
Image source, ReutersCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is now speaking at a news conference, as he is set to outline the priorities for his new government.
It's his first news conference since Monday's election. You can follow along by clicking watch live at the top of this page, and we'll bring you text updates here.
Stay tuned.
Watch: Liberal Party wins - how Canada's election night unfolded
Image source, Getty ImagesThis morning reports have emerged in US media that Mark Carney will head to the White House on Tuesday next week, to meet with US President Donald Trump.
On Wednesday, Trump told the media he would be meeting Carney within the next week.
We haven't been able to independently confirm the meeting on Tuesday, but the BBC has reached out to the prime minister's office for comment.
We'll be watching to see if Carney confirms this news this morning, and bring it to you then.
Anthony Zurcher and Jessica Murphy
Reporting from Washington DC and Toronto
Image source, EPAThe victory-party din for Mark Carney and his Liberal Party had only just faded when Donald Trump chimed in with a less than ringing endorsement of the winners.
"It was the one that hated Trump, I think, the least that won," the US president said on Wednesday of Carney, whose party had just retained power by winning a near outright majority of the seats in Canada's general election.
The Canadian prime minister may accept being the lesser of two evils in Trump's mind, however. The US president also said that he thinks the former Bank of England governor "couldn't have been nicer" in the first post-election phone conversation.
The two men are expected to meet at the White House sometime within the next week.
For Trump, politics is often personal. Trump's distaste for former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was palpable practically from the US president's first day in office in 2017.
Carney heads into his first full term in office with a somewhat cleaner slate in dealing with the US president, but it will still be a precarious situation.
"We will have a partnership on our terms," Carney told the BBC on Tuesday. "I would distinguish between what the president wants and what he expects."
Carney went on to say that Trump's "territorial views" on his country are "never, ever going to happen"
To win an outright majority, Carney and his Liberal Party needed 172 seats out of the 343 in Canada's Parliament.
But after Monday's election, the party has 168, falling short by four. As such, the Carney minority government will need support from other parties to pass major legislation.
Here is what it will look like when Parliament is reconstituted on May 26:
Image source, Getty ImagesMark Carney, 60, is the incumbent prime minister of Canada - but he has only been in the job for a month.
He replaced Justin Trudeau after the former prime minister resigned in January. Carney won more than 85% of Liberal Party members’ vote to assume the role. Shortly after, he called for a snap federal election.
At the time of Monday's election, Carney had never been elected to public office in Canada, but he won his seat comfortably in an Ottawa-area riding.
For many in Canada and the UK, Carney will be a familiar face. He was previously the governor of both the Banks of Canada and England, serving at the former during the 2008 financial crash and the latter during Brexit.
He is the first prime minister from the north, hailing from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. He attended Harvard University and then Oxford, where he studied economics.
Carney is hailed for his financial expertise. He has also taken a defiant stance against US President Donald Trump, vowing that Canada will never become the 51st US state.
However, his French skills are weak, which could be a political liability for him among Canadians who feel strongly about preserving Canada's French-speaking heritage.
Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
Live reporter
Mark Carney won his first-ever election on Monday after his Liberal Party snagged enough seats for a minority government in Canada
That means the former economist will stay on as prime minister.
Now, we're watching for his first news conference since the election, set for this morning at 11:00 EDT (16:00 BST) in Ottawa.
Carney and his Liberal Party staged a stunning comeback to win the most seats in Canada's election earlier this week, but they have fallen just short of an outright majority.
We will be watching out for any new lines about his early priorities especially a potential meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss cross border trade.
We'll bring you all the major updates, and you'll be able to watch live at the top of this page, so stay with us.