TORONTO: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday US President Donald Trump will ultimately respect Canada\u2019s sovereignty and be ready for comprehensive trade talks because Americans are going to suffer from Trump\u2019s trade war.
\nCarney said talks with Trump will not happen \u201cuntil we get the respect we deserve as a sovereign nation. By the way, this is not a high bar.\u201d
\nTrump kept up his near-daily attacks on Canada on Friday, repeating that the country should be the 51st state and that the US keeps Canada \u201cafloat.\u201d
\n\u201cWhen I say they should be a state, I mean that,\u201d the American president said.
\nCarney met with Canada\u2019s provincial leaders at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa for trade war talks.<\/p>\n
Carney, sworn in last Friday, still hasn\u2019t had a phone call with Trump. Trump mocked Carney\u2019s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, by calling him Governor Trudeau, but he has not yet mentioned Carney\u2019s name.
\nThe new prime minister said he wants a comprehensive discussion on trade and security with the Americans and not a one-off tariff discussion.
\n\u201cIn the end, Americans are going to lose from American trade action and that\u2019s one of the reasons I am confident that there will be that discussion with the appropriate amount of respect and the breadth,\u201d Carney said. \u201cI am ready for it anytime they are ready.\u201d
\nTrump put 25 percent tariffs on Canada\u2019s steel and aluminum and is threatening sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products as well as all of America\u2019s trading partners on April 2.
\nCarney became Prime Minister after winning a Liberal Party leadership race triggered by Trudeau\u2019s decision to step down earlier this year. He\u2019s expected to trigger the process for early parliamentary elections this Sunday, with a vote expected Wilon April 28.
\nThe governing Liberals appeared poised for a historic election defeat this year until Trump declared trade war and upended Canadian politics.
\nThe almost daily attacks on Canada\u2019s sovereignty have infuriated Canadians, who are canceling trips south of the border and avoiding buying American goods when they can. The surge in Canadian nationalism has bolstered Liberal poll numbers.
\nCarney said in an effort to diversify trade the premiers of Canada\u2019s provinces agreed work on a plan to develop a national trade and energy corridor. He said after some discussions about the response to the tariffs, the premiers turned their sights to \u201cnation building\u201d to build things faster than ever before.<\/p>\n
That includes finding ways to better move energy and critical minerals. They also talked about moving quickly to eliminate trade barriers between provinces and with the federal government.
\nCarney also said Ottawa is also going to waive the one-week waiting period to get employment insurance for people whose jobs are cut because of the tariffs, and temporarily allow Canadian businesses to defer income tax and sales tax payments to help boost their liquidity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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