Canadian Prime Minister Carney said that his talks with US negotiators made it clear to him that Trump intended to destroy Canada's pillar industries — steel, aluminum, and automobiles — under unfair conditions. However, he said it is still possible for the two countries to reach a fair agreement — and reiterated that the two sides already have an existing agreement that can be improved on this basis, the so-called US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement signed by Trump in 2020. When asked if Canada's supply of energy and critical minerals to the US would be used as a bargaining chip — a strategy that many people have called for — Carney has been wary of this in the past, but today he hasn't categorically ruled out this possibility. Carney described the complex considerations he faced before launching the tariff retaliation measures he had previously promised against the US. Since the US economy is “far larger than Canada's,” he may have to adopt a more targeted countermeasure path. He harshly criticized the US side's unacceptable attitude at the negotiation table — that is, “treating Canada as an American subsidiary” with the intention of putting Canada at a disadvantage over time.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney said that his talks with US negotiators made it clear to him that Trump intended to destroy Canada's pillar industries — steel, aluminum, and automobiles — under unfair conditions. However, he said it is still possible for the two countries to reach a fair agreement — and reiterated that the two sides already have an existing agreement that can be improved on this basis, the so-called US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement signed by Trump in 2020. When asked if Canada's supply of energy and critical minerals to the US would be used as a bargaining chip — a strategy that many people have called for — Carney has been wary of this in the past, but today he hasn't categorically ruled out this possibility. Carney described the complex considerations he faced before launching the tariff retaliation measures he had previously promised against the US. Since the US economy is “far larger than Canada's,” he may have to adopt a more targeted countermeasure path. He harshly criticized the US side's unacceptable attitude at the negotiation table — that is, “treating Canada as an American subsidiary” with the intention of putting Canada at a disadvantage over time.