JAY GOLDBERG: Carney’s 'failure' to strike trade deal with Trump was story of the year
While relations between Carney and Trump seem to have improved since the Ontario ad fallout in late October, no deal has come to fruition
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs might have been named The Canadian Press News Story of the Year, but Prime Minister Mark Carney’s failure to adequately deal with them ought to have been.
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When Carney announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Liberal party, after former prime minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation early last year, Carney sold himself to Canadians as the man who could meet the moment and deal with the Trump juggernaut.
“I know the president, I’ve dealt with the president in the past in my previous roles when he was in his first term, and I know how to negotiate,” Carney told Liberal party voters when running for the party leadership.
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