Prime Minister Mark Carney rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
A senior trade official in the U.S. administration says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s current strategy to “antagonize” U.S. President Donald Trump is certainly impacting negotiations around the review of the North American free trade deal.
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Rick Switzer made the comments on April 22 during a conversation with the Council on Foreign Relations, an American think tank.
