{"id":35357,"date":"2026-07-30T04:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T04:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=35357"},"modified":"2026-07-30T04:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T04:27:19","slug":"pm-carney-doesnt-see-the-value-in-using-canadian-energy-as-a-bargaining-chip-with-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=35357","title":{"rendered":"PM Carney doesn\u2019t see the value in using Canadian energy as a bargaining chip with the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday signalled he doesn\u2019t want to use Canadian energy as a bargaining chip in the ongoing trade war with the United States, though he wouldn\u2019t explicitly rule it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t see the value of doing (it),\u201d Carney told reporters in Red Deer, Alta., following an announcement with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. \u201cI mean, I can understand conceptually, but I don\u2019t see the value.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carney also said, \u201cBeing a reliable supplier is important.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople trust us,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd so, when you\u2019re supplier of a key commodity, (a) key service, you\u2019ve got to think really hard about not supplying. So that very much colours it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a housing announcement in Red Deer, Alta., Wednesday, July 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Jeff McIntosh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The prime minister emphasized that his government\u2019s focus is on securing a deal with the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, or CUSMA, is now subject to an annual review process after U.S. President Donald Trump declined to renew it earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, while the U.S. and Mexico have held several official negotiating meetings, Canada and the United States have yet to formally launch talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trade war, meanwhile, is nearing the 18-month mark, and Trump has reinvigorated threats to slap a slate of tariffs on Canadian goods in response to what he\u2019s categorized as discriminatory trade policies and wildfire smoke crossing the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those new tariffs related to discriminatory trade policies are expected to come into effect in three weeks on Aug. 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford leave the closing press conference at the First Ministers Meetings in Charlottetown on Thursday, July 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Darren Calabrese<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Some premiers support leveraging energy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The idea of leveraging Canadian energy and using it as a bargaining chip in negotiations was also raised at last week\u2019s meeting of provincial and territorial premiers in Charlottetown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Alberta and Saskatchewan shut the door on the prospect, the premiers of New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario said everything should be on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The threat is not new from Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who threatened in the early days of the trade war in spring 2025 to \u201cturn off the lights\u201d to the 1.5 million Americans who use energy imported from his province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt also signalled this week she\u2019s still open to the idea<\/a>, saying her government is \u201cwilling to do whatever it takes to help Canada get the deal,\u201d seemingly including potentially using the energy her province exports to New England in the negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked to give a \u201cyes\u201d or \u201cno\u201d answer whether he\u2019s willing to use Canadian energy as a bargaining chip, Carney wouldn\u2019t directly say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled he doesn\u2019t want to use Canadian energy as a bargaining chip in the ongoing trade war with the United States. (CTV News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFirst and foremost, we\u2019re engaged in those negotiations to look to find a mutually beneficial solution, and we\u2019re only going to accept a solution that works for Canadians,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have lots of options of what we would do if that\u2019s not there, both positive in terms of supporting the economy, and also addressing other issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I\u2019m not going to be drawn on what we\u2019re going to do,\u201d he added. \u201cWe\u2019re going to focus now on building towards an agreement, if an agreement is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, following Trump\u2019s latest tariff threat, Carney said Canada would \u201cintensify\u201d trade talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amid those heightened tensions, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Canada\u2019s chief trade negotiator to the United States, Janice Charette,\u00a0were in Washington this week<\/a>. LeBlanc later wrote in a post to social media on Wednesday afternoon that the two met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference Link:- https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/i-dont-see-the-value-in-it-pm-carney-on-whether-hed-use-canadian-energy-as-a-bargaining-chip-in-us-trade-war\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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