Tag: Mark Carney

  • Trade Standoff

    Ottawa holds its fire as Washington revives a nearly century-old trade statute, setting an August 19 deadline for a 50 per cent tariff on close to C$28 billion in Canadian exports. OTTAWA, July 27, 2026. Prime Minister Mark Carney is refusing to fire back at the United States before a threatened 50 per cent tariff…

  • Team Canada

    Carney and the premiers project a united front as Washington’s 50 percent tariffs bear down on an August 19 deadline, with retaliation deliberately held in reserve CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, July 24, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney emerged from a four-hour meeting with Canada’s premiers on the shores of Prince Edward Island this week with…

  • On The Table

    With a 50 percent tariff cliff four weeks away and a fresh forced-labour duty already in force, Prime Minister Mark Carney emerges from a united First Ministers meeting in Charlottetown refusing to rule out retaliation while betting that intensified negotiation, not counterpunches, offers Canada its best path. CHARLOTTETOWN, July 25, 2026. Prime Minister Mark Carney…

  • Carney Counters

    Ottawa calls Trump’s new 50 percent duties a breach of the continental trade pact but holds its fire on retaliation, even as premiers press for a dollar-for-dollar response. OTTAWA, July 22, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney has condemned President Donald Trump’s newly announced 50 percent tariffs as the latest in a series of unilateral American…

  • Ottawa’s Bet

    Faced with a 50 percent American tariff wall, Prime Minister Mark Carney is wagering that restraint, diversification and a Thursday summit with the premiers will serve Canada better than another round of retaliation OTTAWA, July 21, 2026 When the White House announced Monday afternoon that it would impose 50 percent tariffs on some $20 billion…

  • Ottawa Digs In

    Carney tells premiers Canada will do ‘whatever it takes’ as Washington’s 50 percent tariff salvo pushes the question of retaliation back to the center of the table Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk. Charlottetown. Filed July 24, 2026. CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, July 24, 2026. Canada will do “whatever it takes” to defend its workers…

  • 35% On Canada

    Trump order lifts duties on non-CUSMA goods to 35 per cent; Carney freezes Windsor to Detroit bridge tolls as the loonie sinks to a two-year low OTTAWA, July 18, 2026. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday raising United States tariffs on Canadian goods to 35 per cent, an abrupt escalation that rattled…