Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney opened the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday night on a patriotic note as he lauded the late John Candy for standing up to bullies in many of his classic Hollywood comedy roles.

“In many of his movies there would have a been a scene, where John would pivot, having been pushed too far,” Carney recounted, before with a sly grin adding: “Don’t push a Canadian too far, someone richer, someone more powerful, someone more arrogant, I don’t know.”

Without naming U.S. President Donald Trump directly, Carney made veiled references to Canada and the U.S. negotiating a resolution of an ongoing tariffs war and a new trade deal that includes Mexico.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney opened the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday night on a patriotic note

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