PM says recent agreement just cuts tariffs on a few sectors, as Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canadian imports
Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, said on Sunday his country had no intention of pursuing a free trade deal with China, responding to Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if the US’s northern neighbour went ahead with a trade deal with Beijing.
Carney said his recent agreement with China merely cut tariffs on a few sectors that were recently hit with them.
The prime minister said that, under the free trade agreement with the US and Mexico, there were commitments not to pursue free trade agreements with non-market economies without prior notification.
“We have no intention of doing that with China or any other non-market economy,” Carney said. “What we have done with China is to rectify some issues that developed in the last couple of years.”
