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Carney links Trump’s latest tariff threat to negotiations on CUSMA trade pact

On Jan. 26, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney said U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs threat against Canada comes just ahead of negotiations to renew CUSMA.
In a weekend social-media post, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods if Ottawa reaches a trade deal with China and withdrew the prime minister's Board of Peace invitation.
Framing the remarks as negotiation posture, Prime Minister Mark Carney described President Donald Trump as a strong negotiator and said Canada’s Beijing deal on electric vehicles and agricultural products aligns with the United States and Mexico pact.
The tariff threat may give the United States leverage in CUSMA renewal talks, intensifying ongoing tensions over electric vehicles and agricultural products among Canada and Mexico.
Carney said he will not respond to every social-media post by President Donald Trump, and the exchange unfolded as he arrived in Ottawa on Jan. 25, with the report published Jan. 26, 2026.

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