Carney’s new cross-partisan Canada-U.S. council a good strategic move, say political players

Prime Minister Mark Carney is a 'better political practitioner' than he’s given credit for, and the committee’s makeup could be another 'proof point' of that, says Conservative strategist Cole Hogan.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, pictured April 23, 2026 in Ottawa. Carne’s newly assembled Canada-U.S. economic relations committee has 24 members, including former Conservative politicians, representatives from this country's auto, lumber, and steel sectors, unions and more.

The Liberal government’s new Canada-United States economic advisory council brings in corporate and industry heavy-hitters with "very powerf...

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