Conservatives have accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of failing to negotiate a trade deal with President Donald Trump.
The party warns that Carney has not done enough to protect Canadians from Trump’s trade offensive, which he previously vowed to block.
At a recent conference, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre stated: “The tariffs from the United States are actually getting much worse,” pointing to Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs.
“There’s no more time to waste, no more jobs we can afford to lose,” Poilievre added, noting that the border city of Windsor is losing billions due to these measures.
The Conservatives find themselves in a weakened position after the Liberal Party won three special elections on Monday, securing a minority government. Four Conservative lawmakers have defected in the past five months, and Canada’s next federal election is not scheduled until 2029.
Poilievre has continued his criticism of Carney for prioritizing trade agreements with China over the United States.
“He’s wrong to suggest that we can have a permanent rupture with our biggest customer and closest neighbor in favor of a strategic partnership for a new world order with the regime in Beijing,” Poilievre said.
Carney claims he is holding out on an agreement with Trump to secure the best deal for Canadians. Trade talks between Canada and the United States were resumed last month.
Dominick LeBlanc, Canada’s trade minister, emphasized: “The challenge is to get the Americans to a position where they want to make a deal that’s in the interest of both economies.”
