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CBC
06-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Setting the stakes for Carney, Trump meeting tomorrow
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he was 'not sure' what Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to talk about at the White House meeting set for Tuesday. Arlene Dickinson, a member of the Council on Canada-U.S. Relations and founder of District Ventures Capital, says Carney is not there 'to make a headline' but to make the best deal for Canadians.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Carney pivots to day of meetings in Ottawa before latest round of Trump tariffs
OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney will be putting on his prime minister's hat on Wednesday to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. The Liberal campaign was originally supposed to head to Montreal Tuesday evening, but it instead went back to Ottawa where Carney had a day packed with meetings. Trump is expected to announce the new round of tariffs around 4 p.m. ET. Carney will be chairing a virtual meeting of the Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations at 3 p.m. ET. After Trump's announcement, around 5:30 p.m., he is expected to meet with his cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. Relations and National Security. Is it unclear if Carney will be updating Canada's response to the newest tariffs Wednesday evening or if new measures will wait until Thursday. U.S. lists Quebec's Bill 96 as trade barrier ahead of Trump tariff announcement FIRST READING: Trade unions issue surprise early endorsements for Conservatives During a campaign stop in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Carney confirmed that Canada would retaliate to any additional U.S. tariffs, but promised that the response would not disadvantage Canadian industry and workers relative to the Americans. 'We are going to be very deliberate in terms of the measures we take to fight for Canada … but also to protect (and) to have that minimal impact in Canada,' he said. Carney spoke to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on the eve of Trump's announcement about increasing trade between both countries amid 'challenging times ahead' with the Americans, according a readout from the Prime Minister's Office. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised for his part to accelerate the renegotiation of the free trade agreement between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. 'CUSMA must be renegotiated anyway next year. Why wait? Why not get it done now? Why not end the uncertainty that is paralyzing both sides of the border and that is also costing us jobs today?' he said during a keynote address in Toronto. 'We should set a firm date to finalize a new deal, and I will propose that both countries pause tariffs while we hammer out that deal,' he said. More to come… National Post calevesque@ cnardi@ Get more deep-dive National Post political coverage and analysis in your inbox with the Political Hack newsletter, where Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson and political analyst Tasha Kheiriddin get at what's really going on behind the scenes on Parliament Hill every Wednesday and Friday, exclusively for subscribers. Sign up here. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our politics newsletter, First Reading, here.
CBC
22-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
Arlene Dickinson on Canada-U.S. trade relations
Arlene Dickinson, entrepreneur and Member of the Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, discusses strengthening internal trade and the economic challenges facing Canadians amid U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
CBC
10-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
Mark Carney camp offers role to former Quebec premier Jean Charest: sources
Social Sharing Prime minister-designate Mark Carney's team has approached former Quebec premier Jean Charest to offer him a role, Radio-Canada is reporting. The nature of the position is unknown. But according to sources with knowledge of the discussion, Charest has no intention of becoming a minister. CBC News is not identifying the source because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Charest, who was instrumental in setting in motion the Canada-European Union free trade agreement (CETA), is currently a member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. In 2022, Charest ran unsuccessfully against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in the party's leadership race. The former Quebec Liberal Party premier secured only 11.65 per cent of the popular vote compared to Poilievre who won 70.7 per cent. Charest was also a Progressive Conservative MP in the 1990s and the federal party's leader. WATCH | Charest says tariff threats are an opportunity to rethink Canada's economy: How prepared is Canada for potential U.S. tariffs this week? 8 days ago Duration 15:15 Chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton speaks with Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand. They discuss the federal government's response as we near the latest date U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to launch 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. Plus, Jean Charest, a member of the Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, on his visit to Washington this past week and mixed messages from Trump. While it is important for allies of Canada to defend the country, "no one is going to stand up for us in the way that we have to stand up for ourselves," Charest said in an interview last week with CBC's Rosemary Barton Live. "We have to come to terms with the fact that we're going to live in a very different world. And that's true post-Trump," he said. "At the end of the day, it's about us. Our future. Set aside Mr. Trump. Set aside Mr. Starmer
CBC
05-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
How long will Canadians feel the impact of U.S. tariffs?
Speaking on Metro Morning, a member of the Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations explains why Canadians should brace for the long-term impacts of the trade war.
