Wiseman: Canada-US Bonds Unshakable, Trade Talks Ahead

0:00Canada's fresh ambassador to the United States, Mark Weisman, just laid it out clear. The deep-rooted bonds between our nations run too deep to cut. Loose, even with trade bees pushing Canada to branch out economically, he's stressing Canada's game plans to hash out those pesky tariffs on steel, aluminum, autos, and lumber, plus renew the Canada U.S.-Mexico trade pact by July 1. No locked-in talks date yet for Canada and the U.S., though America and Mexico start theirs, late May. Prime Minister Mark Carney fired back, calling the tariffs flat out violations of the deal and urging a shift away from overrelying on the U.S. Market without burning that key bridge, since the shared winds and trade and security are massive. Weisman, jumping in from a career and global banking with zero prior diplomacy chops, reports upbeat vibes from DC meetings folks ready to grind on, business beyond the bluster. Canada's push to 2% of GDP on defense is earning nods there too. He's owning a slip-up with an English-only invite to MPs for a DC event,

1:05fixed it bilingual fast, vowing to rep all Canadians right as talks keep. Rolling toward real fixes, you've been listening to Canada News today AI-powered local news.