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President Trump abruptly ended negotiations over an advert that used Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs.
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney embarks on his first official visit to Asia on Friday in an attempt to deepen trade and security ties at a time when the North American country is struggling to lessen its overwhelming dependence on the U.
The prime minister will attend two meetings and visit three countries as part of his plan to wean Canada off its dependence on the U.S.
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Carney aims to sell Canada as reliable partner for trade in Southeast Asia
Prime Minister Mark Carney is pitching Canada as a reliable partner for Southeast Asia, one that's committed to rules-based trade at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump is rewriting
Many of our former strengths — based on close ties to America — have become our vulnerabilities," said Canada's leader.
Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters that Canada will not permit unfair US access to its markets if current trade talks do not yield progress, emphasizing, “If we ultimately don’t make progress in these various sectors, we’re going to do what’s necessary to protect our workers,” according to BNN Bloomberg .
Canada’s new government is moving decisively to build major nation-building projects that create high-paying careers, reduce emissions, and grow our economy. To that end, the government launched the Major Projects Office to cut red tape and fast-track major nation-building projects.
President Donald Trump pulled out of trade talks with Canada Thursday night, furious over what he called a “fake’’ television ad from Ontario’s provincial government that quoted former U.S. President