Carney expected to face trade war questions as higher tariffs remain
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Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne are scheduled to meet with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on their two-day visit.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to face questions about the status of trade talks with the United States on Tuesday as higher tariffs imposed last week by U.S. President Donald Trump remain in place.
Carney will visit a wood product manufacturing facility, his office said and speak to reporters after the visit.
That comes as Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne head to Mexico to meet with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on their two-day visit.
They will also meet with Canadian and Mexican business leaders, “including key players supporting North America’s integrated economy, trade infrastructure and supply chains,” Anand’s office said.
On Friday, after the U.S.-imposed target date for a trade deal between Canada and the U.S. expired, Trump increased the tariffs on Canadian goods from 25 per cent to 35 per cent.
Carney said he was “disappointed” by Trump’s move.
“While the Canadian government is disappointed by this action, we remain committed to CUSMA, which is the world’s second-largest free trade agreement by trading volume,” Carney wrote in a letter posted on X early Friday.
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