Carney plays down idea of curbing Canadian oil supplies to US amid trade war
Carney said curbing oil exports would hurt Canada’s reputation as a reliable supplier as U.S. tariff threats loom, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed proposals to restrict oil exports to the United States as a trade bargaining chip, warning such actions would undermine Canada's reputation as a reliable supplier.
- Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford proposed leveraging critical energy exports to "dismantle" the United States in response to Washington's threatened round of tariffs.
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, whose province supplies most Canadian oil to the United States, also opposes curbing exports, while Carney emphasized that "the best" commodity Canada offers is trust.
- President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he does not care about renewing the free trade deal, while threatening additional punitive measures later this month.
- Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Janice Charette are in Washington today negotiating as the Trump administration prepares to implement 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods on August 19.
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Carney Rejects Using Canadian Energy as Leverage in US Trade Negotiations
Prime Minister Mark Carney says it’s important for Canada to be a “reliable supplier” of energy and rejected calls that Canada should use energy exports as leverage in trade negotiations with Washington. Carney’s comments come in the wake of calls by Ontario Premier Doug Ford for Canada to use energy as a bargaining chip to “dismantle” the United States in the face of looming 50 percent American tariffs on roughly $28 billion in Canadian goods t…
New Pipeline Has Nothing To Do With Appeasing Separatists, Carney Says
The new pipeline championed by the federal government has nothing to do with appeasing separatists in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday.“The referendum, that doesn’t enter into the calculus. It’s a bigger issue, a more fundamental issue,” he said at an announcement in Red Deer, Alta. alongside Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The bigger factor is for Canada to remain a reliable supplier of oil, Carney said.“One of the biggest com…
Carney pushes back on calls to use energy as leverage in U.S. trade talks
Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested Wednesday that Canada's reputation as a reliable supplier could take a hit if it started using energy exports as leverage in trade talks with the United States.
‘I don’t see the value in it’: PM Carney on whether he’d use Canadian energy as a bargaining chip in U.S. trade war
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday signalled he doesn’t want to use Canadian energy as a bargaining chip in the ongoing trade war with the United States, though he wouldn’t explicitly rule it out.
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