Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time this morning.
Carney’s office says the leaders agreed to begin “comprehensive negotiations” to be led by Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
In the meantime, Carney will get back on the campaign trail, his office says.
Carney has a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET, after he meets with provincial and territorial leaders.
In a social media post, Trump said the two “agree on many things.”
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is still in B.C., where he pitched life sentences for fentanyl traffickers and gunrunners.-
Guessing someone told Trump to back off because his meddling is costing the Conservatives the election.
I don’t think it will help though. He repeatedly threatened war on Canada. That’s not something you just pretend never happened.
Guy lives in a fantasy land where everyone around him just says “yes, more please” no matter what the question is. His life is just a game of pretend.
Honestly, it just makes Carney seem even better at handling Trump so if that was his intention, I’d say it backfired