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 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.
The Canada-United States-Mexico-Agreement (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 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.
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.