Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is in no hurry to sign a trade deal with the United States, and will wait months or even years for an agreement that benefits Canada.
Ottawa is continuing to engage with Washington on a deal that will benefit both countries, and Canada “could sign it this afternoon if the U.S. were there” with a balanced proposal, Carney told reporters in Istanbul, Turkey on Oct. 23.
“We continue to be ready to sit down in good faith to negotiate a trade deal that is in both of our interests,” he said.
Carney added that he is prepared to wait for a deal that matches “the interests of Canadians, we don’t care about the timing of that.”…