· CBC News ·
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has “no intention” of pursuing a free trade agreement with China, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose crippling tariffs if Canada “makes a deal with China.”
“What we’ve done with China is to rectify some issues that have developed in the last couple of years,” Carney told reporters Sunday morning in Ottawa, referring to trade items like Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs), agriculture and fish products.
Carney said Canada “respects our commitments” to the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, which requires any of the three countries to notify the others ahead of time if they want to pursue a free trade agreement with a non-market country — like China.
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