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2026-11-01 13:06:28
【Carney: No rush to sign if agreement doesn't serve Canada's interests; willing to wait until next US administration】 (1) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would not rush to reach a trade agreement with the United States if the terms do not serve Canada's best interests; he also predicted that Canada would remain a target of Trump even after the US midterm elections. (2) Carney revealed that he would not sign an agreement he considered bad, even if it required waiting for a new president to take office. In an interview published on Friday, he said: "An agreement can be reached between Canada and the United States, and we can move quickly. But if the agreement does not serve Canada's interests, we will not sign it just for the sake of signing." (3) When asked if this meant he was willing to wait until the next US administration took office, Carney replied: "Yes, if the situation requires it."
