Carney will need to get a clear agreement on Canada’s future relationship with the U.S.

Despite our efforts to build a more independent economy, we are still going to need some kind of agreement with the U.S., a market which accounts for about 75 per cent of our trade.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025.

TORONTO—The Carney government has set out a huge challenge both for itself and for the country: to reduce Canada’s dependence on the United States for economic growth and prosperity, and for security. This has been tried before, with the Nixon shock, and failed, so it w...

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