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Manitoba premier warns against rushing concessions in Canada US talks
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Canada has leverage even as his province weighs restoring US alcohol sales to help secure a deal that would avert threatened 50.0% US tariffs.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew sharply criticized US President Donald Trump during Canada US trade negotiations, urging Canada to keep pushing back rather than rush into concessions with Washington. Speaking Thursday, Kinew called Trump “erratic” and said Canada should not make a “good deal” with an untrustworthy counterpart.
Kinew added that Canada has leverage in the talks even as Manitoba considers whether to restore US alcohol sales, a step he said is being urged by Prime Minister Mark Carney to help secure an agreement. The goal is to avert threatened 50.0% US tariffs.
At the federal level, Dominic LeBlanc said Canada and the US were close to finalizing an agreement, after returning to Washington to meet again with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. LeBlanc said Canadian officials would remain in Washington as talks continue.
The report said tariffs on about US$20.0 billion worth of Canadian imports have been postponed until 12:01 a.m. Saturday, though neither side has published the full terms. While Kinew urged consumers to keep buying Canadian even if US products return to provincial liquor stores, he pointed to a broader “Team Canada” approach, supported by other provincial premiers.