EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified Luc Theriault, president of Domtar and one of the advisors, as the Bloc Quebecois MP of the same name.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has revealed who will be on the newly created advisory committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations — and the list includes top industry voices on tariff-hit sectors as well as multiple prominent former Conservative MPs.
“The committee will serve as a forum for expertise and strategy on all aspects of the Canada-U.S. economic relationship,” the press release reads.
The council is to be led by Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and will include:
- Jean Simard, president and CEO of the Aluminum Association of Canada
- Candace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Darryl White, CEO of the Bank of Montreal
- Lisa Raitt, former Conservative MP
- Tracy Robinson, president and CEO of the Canadian National Railway
- Flavio Volpe, president of Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association
- Ron Bedard, president and CEO of steel producer ArcelorMittal Dofasco
- Ken Seitz, president and CEO at Canadian fertilizer company Nutrien
- Dennis Darby, president and CEO of the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
- Lana Payne, Unifor’s national president
- François Poirier, president and CEO of TC Energy Corporation
- Émile Cordeau, CEO of Agropur, the largest dairy cooperative in Canada
- Luc Thériault, CEO of Pulp and Wood Products and president of Domtar Canada
- Magali Picard, president of the Québec Federation of Labour
- Jonathan Price, CEO of mining company Teck Resources Ltd.
- Susan Yurkovich, president and CEO of lumber and pulp company Canfor
- Michael Harvey, B.C.’s privacy commissioner
- Tabatha Bull, president and CEO of Canadian Council for Indigenous Business
- Cameron Bailey, CEO of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
- Valérie Beaudoin, associate researcher at the Observatory on the United States
- Erin O’Toole, former Conservative Party leader
- Jean Charest, former Québec premier
- P.J. Akeeagok, former Nunavut premier
- Ralph Goodale, Canada’s former high commissioner to the U.K. and former federal public safety minister
- Derek Nighbor, president and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said in a media scrum that more needs to be done.
“It’s great, at the end of the day though what we need is action,” he said.
United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has said it’s unlikely the U.S. will resolve all its trade issues with Canada and Mexico before the July 1 deadline to renegotiate the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
Greer also told Fox Business in mid-March that Canada was behind Mexico on trade discussions.
The council is set to hold their first meeting on April 27, 2026.
Youd think the Libs would come up with a new playbook by now !
I recall Carney made a promise to have a trade deal done with Trump by the end of July 2025, it is almost the end of April 2026. Carney has got nothing accomplished. He promised huge things and has delivered very little so far. Huge disappointment.
Total amateur hour and flip flops by Canrey. It is obvious Mr. Elbows Up isn’t the guy to secure a trade deal with the Americans.
Lol!!! Everybody making fun of Mr.Carney….I’ve seen dumb but you guys have taken this to a new level…even dumber than the freedom convoy! How many conservatives are on this board? Why don’t you guys mention that? Hell Mr.Carney probably has your mom working for him by now! Embarrassing. Dumb.
Mr Elbows Up Carney certainly looking foolish now in his approach with POTUS Trump.
Funny to read all the Liberal partisans on the thread making excuses for Carneys failures, just like they did with Trudeau.
Trump totally showing Carney who runs the show. Bootlicker Carney has accomplished nothing for over a year.
@ archbishop: No one denies he’s nuts.
They voted for the guy with no brain over the woman with no penis. Simple down there.
Talk about a zhitstain on American democracy.
Carney made huge promises last election. He would have a deal with Trump by end of July. It is almost end of April and no progress. Now Carney enlists Conservatives for help. Carney has no clue what he is doing. A total joke really.
trump got bored with Ukraine, Russia, Venezuela, Canada, Denmark, Gaza, Greenland, and all the other countries he’s attacking.
This month he has dressed as a new pope, portrayed himself as Jesus the Christ, and engaged in moronic attacks on the American Pope.
He’s not nuts though.
One idiot poster here thinks he cancels the six polls out this week saying trump is in the mid 30’s and sinking. Carney? Mid sixties. LOL
Keep posting simpletons.
I’m glad I told PP to eat it.
@Scars and Gripes. bwahahahahaha….little girl lover trump isn’t hurting your dump though….enjoy the tariffs goof. Why are you here babbling again? Because you are disoriented? Nuts?
Nuke the world
Feel sorry for Canadians. Nice people but Carney and Trudeau are totally incompetent and hurting your country.
POTUS Trump is a true American President. MAGA is strong and a great movement.
Carney has been a spectacular failure so far in his first year as PM. Nothing has been accomplished.
At Bot. Kumar is a typical name from India. Perhaps you should try to inform yourself instead of being ignorant.
At the bot you had foul language below. I make almost 7 figures meanwhile you are probably living hand to mouth begging Carney to bump up the GST rebate.
Trump is doing right for Americans for the long term meanwhile Carney is going Elbows Up and lining the pockets of himself and his cronies.
Trump is bottoming in his own country. Down to mid 30’s according to ALL polls. He goes after a different country every day. lol…anything to distract from his TARIFF/TAXES
@susan kumar , your welfare check will be in at the beginning of the month.
Find Harold and go to white castle you bottom feeding Cuntservative.
Kumar doesn’t sound Canadian.
Lol I wonder how many Chinese will be on this board
Carney softening up Canadians with his huge strikeout with POTUS and CUSMA. Carney looking weak and spineless.
@JD Vance. Quite incorrect. Lots of Americans are not happy with Canada, and for good reasons. Freeloading on NATO, Libs anti American sentiment for years, Canadians bad mouthing the USA as they feel inferior. .
@ anonymous: That’s why Americans along our border are backing Canada eh? You are a pity with your b.s. Go see Detroit and our new bridge. lol
So many stupid redneck posters ignoring that Cons are leaving PP to join Carney.
Fact.
@ Potus: You mean trump “owned” little girls? Epstein’s pal? Figures you like the porn president.
Kind of late. Plus, Carney with his “elbows up” has alienated the USA as much as Trump has alienated Canada. What a pity.
The Liberal trough is big and filled without porkers who are called to eat by Carney. I have my fill and Brookfield is ok with Canadian pork so now here you go buds take your turn at the trough….. That is Carney’s message to his sycophants.
Trump is totally owning Carney.
Which Cons will quit on PP this week? No one is quitting on Carney. LOL.
Tony Fuda is full of lies. Carney had no majority until Cons crossed the floor to get away from your PP. Got it?
Carney is obviously incompetent and now is reaching out to Conservatives for assistance. Too bad Carney has already wasted a year with no results to date.
@America is garbage. Typically welfare cases are left wing and progressive. LOL
Carney said he would have a deal done over 9 months ago. Now he restarts a committee that he shut down last work. Clearly he has no clue what he is doing.
Well, I didn’t want PP to have anyone advise him but me!
Lots of trolls and PP drinkers here think the PM shouldn’t have advisors I guess.
PP sure didn’t. 28% lead blown by his stubborn whining stupidity! Jenni the advisor….LOL
@ toronto rez: Sure goof. That’s why Carney just slaughtered yopur cons in both Toronto bye-elections?
Lots of Cons on this like Lisa Raitt but no PP? He still in Detroit? lolololol…
Dominic Leblanc and Carney need to resign in humiliation.
Chrystia Freeland will be in the committee. She is an economic whiz.
Carney has pretty well poisoned the well. And Canadian will be scratching their heads when Trump kills Cusma.
Carney to PMO: “Hey, I need some new ‘smoke & mirrors’ stuff to make it look like I’m doing something on the tariff front.”
PMO to Carney: “We’re ahead of ya, buddy. How about we form an unwieldy committee of some 24 recognized names, give them a ‘volunteer’ stipend of $50k to $100k, so they can give us recommendations that we won’t follow anyway.”
Carney to PMO: Love it! Call CBC with the usual ‘unnamed source’ leak of this info.
I love how the bottom feeder welfare cases on here hate the Liberal government, they are the only reason you dirtbags are getting anything.
CARNEY is the best man for the job.
PP should keep to making workout videos with his personal trainer and life partner.
Why are none of you cuntservative clowns talking about that.
FAW-Q CON GOOFS, CARNEY IS YOUR GOD
PP isn’t on it? Lots of Cons but no PP?
Last deal Trudeau had to arrest Meng.
Trump still laughing at that one.
Carney flip flopping like a fish. Total amateur hour.
@ Scars and gripes: OK Russkie
I guess Carney isn’t the guy who can get a trade deal with Trump. Huge swing and a miss by Mr Elbows Up. Trump totally owning Carney so far.
So one day our relationship with the US is our weakness , but the next day Carney reveals new advisory council for Canada-U.S. trade. Carney is useless to Canada and Canadians .
Great whataboutism / deflection by GP. What about Trump when the article and thread is about Carney.
Only Liberal partisan hacks will be selected to be on the advisory committee.
I thought Carney was the “only person” that could get a deal with Trump. Guess not….Hilarious.
Carney has been a total bust so far. Nothing has been accomplished.
@GP. Trump isn’t the PM of Canada.
Gp
April 21, 2026 at 11:17 am
Trump said he’d end the Ukraine war in a few days if elected, where is your outrage at that one?? Lol two sided sword
You don’t think he’s been trying to end it?
Putin even stated if Trump was in office at the time no war would have even started, Biden let all this happen.
Trump said he’d end the Ukraine war in a few days if elected, where is your outrage at that one?? Lol two sided sword
More overlayed underperforming liberal clowns .
Trudeau was a trainwreck the last 10 years, and now Carney is being back some of Trudeau’s methods. Carney must be getting desperate with zero results shown now over a year.
Carney promised a trade deal 90 days after the election. That is now over a year ago. He sold Canadians that he was the only person who could get a deal with Trump. Huge strikeout for Carney.
I wonder how much these people will be getting paid and achieving nothing. Carney said he would deal with Trump over the tariffs and done absolutely nothing. In the meantime Canada’s economy is going down the drain and companies and jobs are going down with it. Carney and this Liberal government just love to waste money while Canadians are struggling
@ Spank: Brock and Tecumseh beat an American force four times their size at that “battle.” A good read.
@anonymous: I don’t get it. You drunk in the a.m. again?
Cool.
The PM has a statuette of General Isaac Brock on his desk.
Google “the Battle of Detroit” to see why it isn’t mentioned in the States.
I thought Mark Carney was the best man to deal with Trump hahahaha