Carney says Canada accounts for only 1% of US fentanyl imports Further to Mark Carney saying Canada is “disappointed” at Trump’s 35% tariff on Canadian goods, the prime minister said the Canadian government “will act to project Canadian jobs, invest in our industrial competitiveness, buy Canadian and diversity our export markets”.
Carney said parts of Canada’s economy including lumber, steel, aluminium and automobiles were heavily impacted by American tariffs but despite the steep levy on US-bound Canadian goods outside of the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, Canada remained committed to the deal.
Carney said in his statement that the US had justified its 35% rate on the basis of the cross-border flow of fentanyl, “despite the fact that Canada accounts for only 1% of US fentanyl imports and has been working intensively to further reduce these volumes”.
We will continue working with the United States to stop the scourge of fentanyl and save lives in both our countries.
Carney said Canada was also working internally to “cut down trade barriers to build one Canadian economy”.
Canadians will be our own best customer, creating more well-paying careers at home, as we strengthen and diversify our trading partnerships throughout the world.
We can give ourselves more than any foreign government can ever take away by building with Canadians workers and by using Canadian resources to benefit all Canadians.
Here’s Carney’s statement via Bluesky:
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