Here’s the best strategy Carney can follow negotiating with Trump

All leaders across Canada should be working with each other and the federal government to build up a strong domestic economy in the same areas Mark Carney has promoted with the U.S.

After studying Trump's dramatic tariff measures, Mark Carney’s first major reaction was that the U.S. president has fundamentally changed the international trading system while at the same time asserting that Trump officials had professed to preserve a number of key elements of the commercial relationships between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, The Hill Times, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Opinion

BY ERROL MENDES

April 10, 2025

What is the best strategy that Prime Minister Mark Carney can follow in negotiating with a trade partner like United States President Donald Trump that ignores the global trade norms and America's domestic rule of law?

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