Federal politicians are dismissing U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s disparaging comments about Canada’s negotiating position heading into major trade talks with the U.S. and Mexico.
Lutnick said Friday it would be a bad strategy for Canada to try to wait out the U.S. to reach a better deal later on, adding, “They suck.”
Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, says he spoke with Lutnick “at length” last week and the commerce secretary made no such comments to him in private.
Speaking with reporters on Parliament Hill, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says it just “sounds like more bluster.”…