Carney should state what ‘leverage’ Canada has in U.S. talks: Poilievre - BERITAJA

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney should show Canadians what leverage the state has complete the United States successful coming waste and acquisition negotiations.

In an question and reply pinch BERITAJA connected Friday, Carney rejected the characterization of power and captious minerals arsenic “leverage” successful negotiations to renew the Canada-United States-Mexico waste and acquisition agreement.

But Poilievre says Carney should laic retired precisely what leverage Ottawa has and what demands the premier curate will make, arsenic Canada seeks to unafraid an extremity to tariffs and a renewal of the waste and acquisition deal.

Carney says he simply views these sectors arsenic early waste and acquisition opportunities pinch the United States — aliases pinch different trading partners.

Earlier successful the week, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer warned a group of Canadian politicians that Ottawa shouldn’t effort to usage power arsenic leverage successful the waste and acquisition talks.

Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said about a week agone that Canada’s power and earthy resources are “Canada’s strongest cards” successful renegotiating the waste and acquisition deal.

— With files from Kyle Duggan successful Ottawa and Kathryn Mannie successful Toronto