Canadian PM says he is available for call with Trump

Calls with the US president traditionally take place soon afterwards but the two men have yet to speak.

"I'm available for a call but you know, we're going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are," Carney told reporters in Newfoundland on the second day of a general election campaign.

Trump has threatened tariffs on Canadian exports and often muses about Canada becoming part of the United States, comments which Carney says are disrespectful and unhelpful.

Carney also said he assumed Trump was waiting to see the result before calling the winner.