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Canadian Prime Minister Carney said that if the United States and Canada cannot negotiate a suitable trade agreement, Canada can wait until the United States becomes the new President before signing it, and stressed that it will not compromise to reach an agreement.
Canada Prime MinisterCarney In an exclusive interview with POLITICO in Montreal on the 30th, he said that Canadians are tired of the diplomatic provocations of the United States. If the two governments cannot negotiate a fair trade agreement, he is prepared to wait until there is a new President of the United States before reaching an agreement.
Negotiations between the United States and Canada are not progressing smoothly, after Canada withdrew from trade talks in August, and new tariffs have been imposed this fall. Because of the sensitivity of trade talks, Carney has been choosing his words carefully when speaking publicly about the United States in recent months. It is his most direct counterattack against Washington in months. He reiterated that “there will be no deal just for the sake of making a deal”.
Asked if that meant he was willing to wait until there was a new President of the United States before reaching an agreement, if necessary. Carney responded in the affirmative: “If it’s going to happen, we’ll have to wait.” He added, “American families and American companies will also suffer. In this case, they are not the winners.”
The White House did not immediately respond to Carney’s suggestion that he was willing to wait for the new US president. As the November 3 midterm elections approach, the U.S.-Canada trade standoff is increasingly influencing American politics. Voters dissatisfied with energy and consumer goods prices are about to cast their votestrump Take decisions on government policies. Several important elections are taking place in border states that are particularly sensitive to Canada’s trade ties, including Michigan and Maine.
The US Embassy in Canada recently circulated a document to journalists accusing Canadian government officials of “potentially interfering in US elections”, further escalating tensions between the two sides. The hard-line US ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, said in a subsequent podcast that US authorities have not “unequivocally” determined that Canadian politicians were involved in improper interference in the election.
Carney did not say whether he expressed concerns about the comments to Hoekstra or other U.S. officials to Trump, saying only that their conversations focused on trade policy and geopolitical issues such as the wars in Ukraine and Iran. However, he also made it clear that he was dissatisfied with the actions of the US government: “I think Canadians are tired of all this. I think that’s pretty clear.”
Trump had previously threatened to retaliate if Canada established new diplomatic ties with the European Union, which would harm the United States, but Carney has ignored this. When asked if he would have changed the way he handled the Canada-EU summit because of concerns about Trump’s reaction, he flatly denied: “Absolutely not. That would be crazy.”
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Carney clearly stated that Canada would not make a deal just for the sake of reaching a deal; If he cannot negotiate trade terms in Canada’s interest, he would be willing to wait until there is a new President of the United States before signing on if necessary.
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The dispute over tariffs and prices between the United States and Canada has affected American voter sentiment, particularly on energy and consumer goods prices, increasing pressure for the midterm elections. Therefore, the election situation in border states like Michigan and Maine has become more sensitive.
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The US Embassy in Canada distributed documents accusing Canadian officials of possible interference in the US election. Although the US Ambassador to Canada later said that inappropriate interference had not been clearly identified, the move still made the bilateral atmosphere more tense.
