The Canadian prime minister said he was ready to wait for the new US president to conclude a trade agreement

01.11.2026, 11:36◉ 02 min readEditorial team “SHCHO STALOSIA”

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was ready to postpone the conclusion of a trade agreement with the United States until the arrival of a new American president, if he could not reach an agreement with the administration of Donald Trump. — Ukrinform.

The Canadian prime minister said he was ready to wait for the new US president to conclude a trade agreement

He said this in aninterview with Politico, Ukrinform reports.

Theprime minister also dismissed suggestions that he should be more cautious about Canada's rapprochement with Europe because of Trump's possible backlash. That would be insane, ”Carney said.

At the same time, he did not rule out a symbolic gesture in case of reaching a trade agreement with Washington: the prime minister promised to wear one of the four Brooks Brothers shirts, which he recently received as a gift from Trump. According to him, so far there has been no opportunity to do this, since there is no mutually beneficial trade agreement between the countries.

Commenting on the deepening of cooperation with the EU, Carney said that Canada seeks to build with the bloc “the closest relationship in the world” between an individual country and anassociation, expanding partnerships in trade, technology, culture, science and education.

Details

“If you're connected to a satellite system that a billionaire, almost a trillionaire, can turn off at any time, that's not a good idea,” Carney said.

Context

Trade negotiations between the countries have progressed slowly since Canada withdrew from the negotiating process in August and the two sides introduced new tariffs in the fall. In aninterview, Carney stressed that he would not conclude an agreement just for the sake of the very fact of the agreement.

One of the areas of such cooperation Carney called the development of his own technological capabilities in order to reduce dependence on other states and private companies. As an example, he cited the vulnerability associated with Ukraine's dependence on the Starlink satellite communication, which, according to reports, was previously restricted by the decision of Elon Musk.

What's next

Asked if he was ready to wait for the next US president, the prime minister answered in the affirmative.

“We'll have to do that if we have to,” Carney said, adding that the lack of an agreement would have negative consequences for American families and businesses as well.

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Укрінформ — останні новини · 01.11 11:36
NV — Світ · 02.11 05:32