Liberal MPs shrug off Trump’s latest tariff threat if Canada pursues trade agreement with China

Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, said Canada is 'no pursuit' of a free trade deal with China.

In response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of tariffs if Canada goes through with a trade deal with China, Dominic LeBlanc, minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, said “there is no pursuit of a free trade deal with China,” and “what was achieved was resolution on several important tariff issues.”The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

January 24, 2026

PARLIAMENT HILL—Liberal MPs, gathering on Parliament Hill on a frigid Saturday ahead of the House’s return, largely shrugged off United States President Donald Trump’s latest spate of threats to Canada's economy.

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