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Canada PM Carney explains why trade talks with US were suspended

2026-08-24 0 Dailymotion

Canada has suspended trade negotiations with the United States after Prime Minister Mark Carney said Washington introduced unacceptable demands during the final stage of discussions.

Carney said the U.S. proposals affected Canada’s auto sector, its ability to negotiate trade agreements with other countries, and protections surrounding Canadian language and culture. He argued that the new conditions were unfair and economically damaging, saying, “they asked too much, and they offered too little.”

The Canadian prime minister stressed that Ottawa would not accept terms that compromise the country’s sovereignty. “We are masters in our own home,” Carney said, emphasizing Canada’s right to make its own economic decisions.

He also accused the U.S. of using economic integration as leverage and said Canada was prepared to respond to new American tariffs. Ottawa plans retaliatory measures while continuing to strengthen trade relationships beyond the United States.

The collapse of negotiations marks another major escalation in the growing trade dispute between the two neighboring countries.

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