Canadian Prime Minister criticizes US trade policy: Canada US relationship 'strengths' turn into' weaknesses'

Canadian Prime Minister Carney delivered a video speech on social media on the 19th, evaluating the current Canada US relationship, stating that many of Canada's "advantages" previously built on close ties with the United States have turned into "disadvantages" that must be corrected, and calling for diversification of foreign trade to address current challenges.

In this video speech titled "Forward looking Guidance," Carney said that "the United States has fundamentally changed its trade practices," raising tariffs to levels not seen since the Great Depression in the 1930s. Currently, the tariffs imposed by the United States on Canada's automotive, steel, and timber industries have had a negative impact.

Carney said that Canada cannot control interference from the United States, nor can it pin its future on the sudden cessation of such actions by the United States. "Hope is not a plan, and nostalgia is not a strategy.

Kani promised to regularly update the public on the progress of national trade diversification. He stated that in the past year, the Canadian government has signed 20 new trade agreements. Canada will attract global investment, coordinate inter provincial trade regulations, and promote the doubling of clean energy production capacity to reduce dependence on a single external market.

Since President Trump took office in 2025, the United States has imposed a series of tariffs on Canadian products imported to the United States, including a 25% tariff on various goods and a 50% tariff on steel and aluminum products. These measures significantly disrupt the North American supply chain, forcing Canada to actively seek new economic growth opportunities.