Carney heading back to Ottawa on eve of next U.S. tariff announcement
CBC
Liberal Leader Mark Carney is once again pausing his campaign in the federal election to head back to Ottawa ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's expected Wednesday announcement of widespread tariffs.
Carney was in Winnipeg all day Tuesday. He started off taking questions from journalists on candidate Paul Chiang's decision to resign as well as on the expected tariffs.
He later visited a restaurant and met with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew. Carney also had a phone call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, with whom he discussed increasing trade between Canada and Mexico. A statement from Carney's office said the call was "productive."
Carney will be speaking at a Liberal rally in Winnipeg this evening before flying back to Ottawa.
This is the second time Carney has disrupted his campaign schedule in order to respond to Trump's tariff threats.
Last week, Trump made an unexpected announcement that he would be moving ahead with auto sector tariffs on April 2, which the president has dubbed "Liberation Day."
Even lesser tariffs on the Canadian auto manufacturing industry could have devastating effects on jobs, experts say.
On Friday, Carney and Trump had a phone call for the first time since the Liberal leader was sworn in as prime minister. Though the two leaders were positive about the call, Carney noted Trump had not backed down on auto tariffs nor other tariffs aimed at Canadian industries.
The breadth of Trump's announcement tomorrow is still unknown, though the president has made several different suggestions — including a plan to impose a 20 per cent reciprocal tariff on all countries that have imposed retaliatory duties on U.S. goods in response to its trade actions.
Carney said the president identified five "strategic areas" of the American economy where he wants to repatriate production, including pharmaceuticals, steel and aluminum, semiconductors, vehicles and lumber.
The prime minister confirmed on Friday that Canada would be moving ahead with retaliatory measures if the April 2 tariffs go ahead.
He said Monday that the government will wait for Trump's 4 p.m. Rose Garden announcement before showing its hand.
"We will not disadvantage Canadian producers and Canadian workers relative to American workers," Carney said.
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