While Prime Minister Mark Carney left a meeting in Washington without any trade deal breakthroughs, he’s still garnering support from the leaders of some of Canada’s biggest companies for his approach.
Speaking at a conference in Toronto hosted by BMO and Eurasia Group, the chief executives of Enbridge Inc. and CPKC Ltd., along with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, said Carney’s focus on how the U.S. benefits from having trade issues settled with Canada is better than a more antagonistic tack.
CPKC chief executive Keith Creel said the way Carney has lowered the rhetoric and tone of talks, and his taking a more pragmatic approach to trade discussions, is helping establish a better relationship than the one former prime minister Justin Trudeau had….