Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters as he makes his way to caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 4, 2026. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Prime Minister Mark Carney downplayed the significance of Tory MP Jamil Jivani’s trip to Washington to improve Canada–U.S. relations, while adding that the MP was briefed by Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade.
Jivani, a close friend and former university roommate of U.S. Vice-President JD Vance, announced his trip Feb. 3, saying the issue of reaching a new trade agreement with the United States is non-partisan and represents what the Tories have previously signalled about working together with the Liberal government for the benefit of all Canadians.
