READ MORE: Canada ‘doubling down on globalization’ at odds with U.S. trade goal: Greer
Canada would not make any more trade concessions to get to the table with the U.S. on trade talks, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday.
While heading into a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Carney was asked by reporters: “would Canada make any more concessions to get to the table with the U.S.?”
Carney said, “No.”
This came as CBC News reported that the Trump administration is demanding what amounts to an “entry fee” – or a series of concessions – from Canada to engage in trade talks toward a revised Canada-United States-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA).
“We understand what some of the – what the Americans would call trade irritants or trade issues – are. We have some on our side as well. We’re well prepared around those issues,” Carney said when asked if the U.S. had asked for any concessions before the talks even began.
Both sides “will sit down and work through those issues,” Carney said.
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“We’ve made some counter proposals, which they’re aware (of). And the time will come to really roll up our sleeves,” he added.
The U.S. cannot dictate terms in a negotiation, Carney said.
“It’s not the case that the United States dictates the terms. We have a negotiation. We can come to a mutually successful outcome. It will take some time,” he said.
CUSMA, which governs the terms of free trade between those three countries, is up for a review before July 1 this year.
On Tuesday, Carney announced the formation of an advisory council on Canada-U.S. economic relations, which includes top industry voices from tariff-hit sectors as well as multiple prominent Conservative MPs.
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 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.
On Wednesday, Greer told the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee that there are “load-bearing pillars” in CUSMA that are working well but added a renegotiation is necessary in order to address U.S. concerns.
“I don’t think we want to rubber-stamp it,” he said.
He also accused Canada of “doubling down on globalization” by diversifying its trading relationships in response to U.S. tariffs and policy demands, which he suggested was at odds with the Trump administration’s trade priorities.
“They’re doubling down on globalization when we’re trying to correct for the problems of globalization. So those are two models that don’t fit together very well.”
—With files from Global’s Sean Boynton
Carney is a master at cheating for votes, just like fixing pipes. he is good at performing.
1，The “6x Cost” Mechanism (Carbon Pricing)，
2，Maintaining the “Pro-Energy” Persona
Elbows Up Canadians love to hate the USA. They been doing it for years. It is mainly sour grapes as the USA offers a far superior lifestyle for the middle class/upper middle class. I moved down to Texas 15 years ago from Canada and feel great about it.
Carney cant even negotiate at question period !
@James S. USA economy is doing much better than Canadas. Canadas has has no growth/negative growth since before Trump became POTUS. Canada performance is its own doing.
Good job Carney. We need to stand our ground against this monster in the White House.
@ James: You must be insane. Carney has made tons of deals and your PP fans hate them all, especially China. But keep being a liar.
We’ve already made concessions. And the US didn’t want to trade with us, so we sought other trading partners. Now the US is criticizing our trade agreements. Bullying and browbeating is their foreign policy-look at where that got them in Iran!
Noi, the US economy is not booming. Unemployment is up, and the folks hate their president. only a fascist dimwit MAGA follows that man. As for Carney, according to Global, he’s simply the best. The rank censorship tells one that.
No Deals Carney. The man of many flight hours but zero to show for it but debt. But he’s the best we got.
The new American Dream: Where the dumbest person in the class can still be president of them all. Who needs a brain?
Carney promised a trade desl to be done by the end of July 2025. He didn’t deliver.
Negotiating with Trump is like me trying to negotiate with my practice wife. Good luck with that.
All the l i b t a r d s need to understand Canada needs to trade with the US . There economy is booming low inflation, unemployment down, Us Dollar high .
Meanwhile here in “Elbows up Canada” everthing is failing but the press are hiding the facts Carney has secured zero trade deals in over a year and now once again he’s spouting off against the US instead of promoting canadian trade.
Carney has been a total failure the last year. No election promises were kept.
The U.S. is choking on the smoke from the fires they started and choking on the ash from the bridges they’ve burned.
They are flailing. They didn’t expect our response. we need each other; however, we hold the cards here. What they get from us for the most part is not easily replaceable, and we give it at a discount. We do not need nor want a deal that does not benefit us. Those days are over. Canadians are ready to step up.
Carney will Bankrupt all businesses that deals with the US , China nor India buys decent equipment. So who will buy the 230 Million $ products? This is just what our Company sells to the Us
Stars and Stripes
Yankee Doodle
Elbozos Up
MAGA #1
Talk about the $200 million concrete pad spaceport. I double dare the Canadian media to actually do some real reporting?
No? Because you’re paid to not talk negatively about the government?
Exactly. There’ll be a day for accountability.
F*CK YOU GLOBAL YOU CENSORSHIP PIGS F*CK OFF FASCIST B*STARDS!
Trump totally owning empty suit Elbows Up Carney. Totally enjoying it.
@Anne. You are very incorrect.
USA can get the resources elsewhere, nothing is out of reach as a Global Superpower.
On the same issue, Canada cannot prosper without the USA. Like a parasite with a host.Canada would be the parasite.
Canada has all resources the USA cannot live without. Yet, they think they rule all negotiations. PM Carney and all Canadians are not “ beneath “ the USA . The entire world is our market . I’m so glad PM Carney is taking a firm stance with attempted bullying . Which is Trump’s mode in every negotiation worldwide . Enough is enough.
Canadians are acting like total victims. How about Carney keeps his promise from the election and make a deal like he said he was going to do by last summer.
He was humping that porno while I was pregnant. But he’s trustworthy?
I support you 1000%
Make no mistake this group of liberals is the exact same group that endorsed the Trudeau disaster.
eat sht ntlick
dementia donnie doesn’t want negotiations. He wants capitulation.
This is great. USA can wait forever, Canada doesn’t have that luxury with the sectoral tariffs.
Does the Canadian Govt assume the Democrats will win the White House in 2028? They made the same wrong assumption in 2024.Time and time again Carney swings for a homerun but strikes out instead.
MAGA movement goes beyond Trump.
Dominic Leblanc is not the right person to be handing this portfolio. He is a blind Liberal partisan who has no trade or business experience. He was found guilty of breaking conflict of interest rules back in 2018 by providing a close family member al lucrative surf clam licence when we ran DOF&O. His blatant cronyism speaks to his lack of credibility. Appoint someone who has integrity and values
Reading Carney’s cabinet has 1 minister that has not made their conflict of interest form public. NO WONDER!. Mandy Gull-Masty is a member of a Cree tribe. Having a native in charge of negotiating with Natives on behalf of Canada IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST!
No wonder the Liberals are handing out so much cash to Natives, a native is in charge of handing out cash to themselves.
(Sorry this is slightly off topic, Global does not want comments on their article… wonder why)
No concessions, every time he doesn’t get his way he acts badly anyway you can’t believe a word he says.
@ Marielle Kohl you are part of the problem…. Just blindly believing everything that is told to you. Diversifying trade is good…. it’s also not the reason why the U.S. isnt a fan of ours right now….
First of all, Carneys #1 promise was to get a deal with Trump (he was the man to deal with Trump). After being elected, he quickly pivoted to saying “we already have the best trade deal with the U.S.”
Then we almost had a trade deal in October… then CANADA (Ford and Carney) releases an Advertisement in the U.S. about Tariffs, and the trade deal blows up in our faces…
Then we are told “China is more stable than the U.S.”
are we sure about that? The country that is run by a communist regime? The country that has Uyghur Muslims in concentration camps/work camps? The country that subsidizes industries (including EV’s) to demolish the markets in other countries?
Then we are told “49,000 EV’s is only 3% of the new cars sold in Canada”. Which is factually true, but very misleading…. We should be looking at EV sales, which would be about 30% of our entire market.
But its because ORANGE MAN BAD, right?
Just keep drinking the Kool-Aid! They are “Building Canada Strong”
There ain’t no deal until there’s a deal. Just ask Iran. Donald J. Trump.
Carney rules.
The u.s don’t like that our p.m.mr Carney is working hard to diversified, thank you very much .
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@Barnacle Bill the Sailor: Big Oil is already investing in wind tech.
I’m a little rat, but they pay me to be. Finally getting rewarded for something that comes natural!!! I suck at being a bot, but it doesn’t stop my welfare cheddar from coming in. Pay me and I’m easy.
Is Carney finally doing what he promised? I doubt it. The Liberals have always done whatever the US wants. That is why we are buying F-35s to downgrade our fighter capability. That is why we are buying Subs with no need. That is why we beefed up our border. That is why we backed down on media. – So why should we believe him now? If you read it, ‘no concessions prior to negotiations’, however let’s see what happens when negotiations start.
Tom you are bang on dude! Nobody seems to understand that. Keep educating the half wits like duke.
Max night you are the new James bilodeau! Your post is the stupidest thing I’ve read in some time.
By end of the week, Carney will be making concessions and bootlicking MAGA.
Elbows Up Canada.
Facts matter and here they are
In 2023 Canada exported $476 BILLION in US dollars to the USA. Carney is whooping up his 20 “deals” only 4 of which are actual trade deals and with countries like Indonesia which he touts and which is a pittance at a mere $173 Million US. He transfers more to his own offshore accounts than that.
He touts being Canadian and supporting Canada but his wife works and lives in the USA along with his kids and he transferred many of his Brookfield operations out of Canada to the USA. He is conning Canadians again and again and they keep falling for it. What a bunch of Elbozos.
when Carney said “you are either at the table, or on the menu” is so true.And the worse is , you can not trust Trump, maybe it’s old age but, the guy is unstable and he manipulates economies for his own benefit.
The old adage “If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it.” applies to Carney in the way he keeps gaslighting Canadians into thinking he is actually doing something when in fact he has achieved almost nothing since becoming PM of Canada. The low information and TDS filled Canadians will believe him but anyone who still has the ability to actually thing and who does their research knows he is the ultimate con man
Just grow some veggies and get an EV. Simple.
These winds sure are howling lately. REcharges should be free.
Oil will find a way to own the wind next.
what a bunch of whiners, Carney has dont more than the fools you worship
Trump offered Stormy and the PM, like Pearson, gagged. LBJ wanted Canada in Viet Nam. Nope.
Max Knight are you serious , China puppet government is giving all our land to the aboriginals . The aboriginals are whining for 50/50 in all companies mines icluding gold, forestry , natural gas and whine for more land. They want to take over kamloops and other cities. This is bull shi– . The provincial and federal government don’t give a dam for the majority.
In 2023 Canada exported $476 BILLION in US dollars to the USA. Carney is whooping up his 20 “deals” only 4 of which are actual trade deals and with countries like Indonesia which he touts and which is a pittance at a mere $173 Million US. He transfers more to his own offshore accounts than that.
He touts being Canadian and supporting Canada but his wife works and lives in the USA along with his kids and he transferred many of his Brookfield operations out of Canada to the USA. He is conning Canadians again and again and they keep falling for it. What a bunch of Elbozos.
Carney is bowing to recent pressure applied on him by Pierre. lol
Canada is acting like a spoiled child. Get on with trade talks.
We’ve already made MULTIPLE concessions. We take a stand here because we a sovereign country, not a vassal state. The US is behaving like a common bully. The reality is whatever we do they will ask for more. Those who would cave are Quislings.
Mark Carney could easily throw in the Canadian Dairy cartel and get the talks moving and Save Canada millions of dollars and overpayment for dairy.
Everyone here is right…a telemarketer from telus is way more qualified to run the country!!! Heck…why not put him in the NHL or in the NBA too while your at it?! An albertan telemarketer cam do anything!!!
It is honestly pure enjoyment watching Trump totally dominate Carney like a puppy dog. Elbows Up eh Carney. LoL
Canada is the dependent one in the relationship. USA would be perfectly fine without them. Canada took the USA for granted and now Trump is paying Canada back in full for its parasitic ways.
Ron dsa, most accurate comment
I see no reason, then, for Canada not to ask for concessions from the USA before we sitdown with them. Which in itself is a counter offer, which then begs the question why aren’t we just sitting down and getting it down ???
@Max Night. Sober up seriously.
Better bring in Pipsqueak Pete and his leaky Tory ship to fold completely on Canada’s behalf.
As a Canadian, I am done with Trump’s USA. We, as a nation, are self-sustaining; we can feed ourselves, generate our own power, and build our own buildings. Sure, we might have to sacrifice bourbon, oranges, and other exotic USA products, but we don’t need it to survive. Time to tighten our belts and do what our ancestors did and plan long-term survival without the USA. It was done centuries ago and it can be done today. Our neighbours down south just proved to the world that they cannot be trusted and in fact are a threat. Stay Canada strong and free from other nations dictating how Canada should conduct itself as a nation. Goodbye USA, it was fun while it lasted.
Yeah right, nothing in a year
I dont trust him to get anything done
What happens to the Liberals if everything on the Canada/USA trade is straighten out? He won the election not because he was the best but “Elbows Up” was an attack on the USA. Canada didn’t matter and still doesn’t? Carney will be gone and so will Trump….What will we the taxpayers be left with? DEBT!
Tomorrow he may be making some concessions! That’s why today he says no more concessions.
Duke needs to get off the sauce and CBC and read some economics books.
Seems now “Hope” is a part of Carneys strategy. Elbows Up
Remember when he was running for the job, and he lied to us about the retaliatory tariffs?
Did global news call him out?
Nope.
Old Trumpy tactics aint gonna work no more. Other countries fell for them and got shafted with garbage trade deals.
Hot air to try to gain votes. “Elbows Up”! We saw how far that went, this guy speaks out of both sides of his mouth ( smoke and mirrors)!
Carney has turned out to be a total bust. During the 2025 Election, he promised he would have a deal with Trump within 90 days because he understood Trump and that Carney knows how the world works. Guess not…..Hilarious.
CUSMA review and Sectoral tariffs sre two different issues.
Carney just smoke and mirrors .
This is what you get for sending a banker to a negotiation… Someone utterly out of their depth
@duke you obviously are ignorant of the facts. Canada relies on the USA for over 75% of its trade. China is only 5% of our trade. India and all others combined only make up less than 20% of our trade. There is NEVER EVER going to be an increase of ANY substantial amount of trade between Canada and the rest of the world that can replace the trade we have with the USA. Give your head a shake and start thinking in reality not just being controlled by Carney’s lies and your own TDS.
Flip flop Elbows Up Canrey has already made huge concessions to the USA and got nothing in return. Total amateur hour.
Better for Canada to stop trade talk and let the CUSMA run it’s course until the next Administrations. Until then, keep making trade deals with the rest of the world, and any new deal with the US will just be extra gravy. We be in better position to get a deal that suits us.