The Team Canada approach: how multilevel governance shapes Canada’s response to Trump’s tariff war

It is not clear yet whether it will be Carney or Pierre Poilievre who will lead Canada in the longer term. But one thing is for certain: whoever the prime minister is, their approach to multilevel governance and their relationships with the premiers will matter significantly.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on Jan. 15, 2025, wearing a ‘Canada is Not For Sale’ hat at the first ministers' meeting in Ottawa. Ford is poised to play a brokerage role among the premiers, which will help to take the pressure off Carney. But Ford is going to want to keep talking tough, maybe even tougher, writes Lori Turnbull. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LORI TURNBULL

March 24, 2025

In his first trip as prime minister, Mark Carney went to the United Kingdom and France to shore up our European trade relationships while U.S. President Donald Trump wages a tariff war. Meanwhile, federal ministers Dominic LeBlanc and Mélanie Joly are taking the lead in tal...

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