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Mark Carney says he has considered possibility of US military action against Canada

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has considered the remote possibility of US military action against Canada, according to an interview with The New York Times.

Carney told the Times that his administration has carefully examined the "extreme tail risk" scenario where the US takes military action against his country, and had prepared accordingly, without providing further detail.

"I think you have a responsibility in these roles to look at extreme tail risk," Carney told the Times. "That's just risk management. That's not a base case, but it would be irresponsible not to" prepare.

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