Carney Says ‘Obvious’ Choice for Ottawa Not to Run Anti-Tariff Ad Campaign in US

Prime Minister Mark Carney said it was an “obvious” choice not to launch an anti-tariff ad campaign in the United States, such as the one launched by Ontario. Carney made the comments during a press conference in Malaysia on Oct. 27, when asked by reporters whether Ontario Premier Doug Ford has negatively impacted trade talks following fallout from the ad. “We chose not to run ads in the United States, okay? It was a choice, it was obvious for us not to do that,” Carney said in French. He said Ford “took a decision which is different than the Canadian government’s, which is responsible for that relation.”...