Relaxing the information diet to combat U.S. junk

The Trump team is trying to flood the zone with misinformation about the Canada-U.S. trade relationship. Canada shouldn’t disadvantage itself in the ongoing negotiations, but extra clarity will always be welcome.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s remarks following the collapse of trade talks were the most transparency Canadians have received in quite some time about what was on the table in the talks with the U.S.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

August 26, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled the Canadian negotiating team out of Washington, D.C., late last week after attempts to broker a deal to reduce tariffs on key Canadian sectors collapsed.

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