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Carney refuses to reveal plan as $28B in U.S. tariffs loom

“Negotiations are very intense and delicate. This is not the time to talk about negotiations in public,” Carney told reporters.

Quinn Patrick
Aug 18, 2026
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is staying mum on his plans to combat “any situation that may arise” as the negotiation deadlines for $28 billion in new U.S. tariffs come to Ottawa’s doorstep.

“We are negotiating,” Carney told reporters on Monday. “Negotiations are very intense and delicate. This is not the time to talk about negotiations in public. That is a simple answer.”

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