Overview
- Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a 10-minute video released Sunday, said Canada’s close ties to the U.S. have “become a weakness” and pledged regular, candid updates on a diversification drive.
- He outlined a "Canada Strong" agenda to attract investment, open new markets, build trade and energy corridors, expand clean power, and raise defence spending.
- Carney said U.S. tariffs under President Donald Trump have climbed to levels not seen since the Great Depression, threatening auto, steel and lumber jobs and chilling business investment.
- The U.S. ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, said in an interview published Tuesday that a cross‑border deal is still possible, though he expects something narrower than talks that fell apart last fall.
- Opposition Conservatives accused Carney of stoking fear, several premiers offered mixed views on his wording but backed diversification, and the July review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal will be the next key test.