US EditionBessent Warns Carney Against Picking a Fight Before US-Canada-Mexico Trade Talks
Treasury Secretary warns Canada against public criticisms of U.S. trade policy ahead of USMCA talks, urging focus on negotiations to avoid retaliation or political conflict, officials said.
- Scott Bessent warned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that his comments on U.S. trade policy could backfire ahead of USMCA talks.
- Trump threatened a 100% tariff on Canadian goods in response to Carney's trade deal with Beijing.
- Bessent advised against political posturing in trade discussions, stating, 'I would not pick a fight going into USMCA.'
- Carney criticized economic coercion and has since clashed with Trump and Bessent.
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24heures.caUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday about the ACEUM negotiations.
Bessent accuses Carney of ‘virtue signaling’ after his big speech at Davos, with divorce between Canada and America in the air
“In my investment career, I’ve seen what happens when a technocrat tries to pivot and become a politician—never really works out well.”
US warns Canada against ‘virtue signaling’
The US Treasury secretary warned Canada’s leader against “virtue signaling” ahead of the impending review of a key, continental trade pact. Scott Bessent’s remarks came after Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney denounced Washington’s “rupture” of the global order and agreed to lower tariffs with China, sparking a threat of 100% duties from US President Donald Trump. Carney said this week he stood by his comments. Despite recently making moves to…
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday warned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that his recent public comments against U.S. trade policy could backfire going into the formal review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the trade deal that protects Canada from the heaviest impacts of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Trump Official Says Carney Shouldn’t ‘Pick Fight’ With US Going Into Free Trade Negotiations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he encourages Prime Minister Mark Carney not to “pick a fight” with the United States for political advantage ahead of the upcoming review of the two countries’ free trade agreement. “I would not pick a fight going into USMCA to score some cheap political points. Either you are working for your own political career, or you’re working for the Canadian people,” Bessent told CNBC on Jan. 28. The United Sta…
Bessent warns Carney against picking a fight before Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday warned Prime Minister Mark Carney that his recent public comments against U.S. trade policy could backfire going into the formal review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, the trade deal that protects Canada from the heaviest impacts of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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