{"id":13743,"date":"2026-04-21T21:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/13743\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:28:08","slug":"its-a-diverse-group-mark-carney-unveils-new-canada-u-s-economic-trade-advisory-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/13743\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s a diverse group,\u2019 Mark Carney unveils new Canada-U.S. economic trade advisory council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Carney announced the members of his new Canada\u2013United States trade advisory council Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister\u2019s unveiling of his new council comes ahead of a formal review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Carney\u2019s new council is the first shakeup since January of 2025, when former prime minister Justin Trudeau formed his original trade advisory council.<\/p>\n<p>The new group \u2014 which will advise on Canada\u2013U.S. economic relations \u2014 will be chaired by Dominic LeBlanc, who is the President of the King\u2019s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Economy.<\/p>\n<p>Carney spoke to reporters before a cabinet meeting, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s a diverse group. [There are] leaders in the union movement, experts in industry and CEOs in finance and across the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other members of Carney\u2019s new council include:<\/p>\n<p>Ralph Goodale, former Liberal finance minister and high commissioner to the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>Jean Simar, CEO of Aluminium Association of Canada,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Flavio Volpe, president of Automotive Parts Manufacturers\u2019 Association<\/p>\n<p>Candace Laing, Canadian Chamber of Commerce president<\/p>\n<p>Darryl White, Bank of Montreal CEO<\/p>\n<p>Tracy Robinson, Candace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Raitt, former Conservative cabinet minister.<\/p>\n<p>Ron Bedard, president and CEO of steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal Dofasco.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Seitz, president and CEO of fertilizer giant Nutrien.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Darby, president and CEO at Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters.<\/p>\n<p>Lana Payne, national president of Unifor.<\/p>\n<p>Fran\u00e7ois Poirier, president and CEO of Calgary-based TC Energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9mile Cordeau, CEO of Agropur, the largest dairy co-operative in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Luc Th\u00e9riault, CEO of Pulp and Wood Products, and president of Domtar Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Magali Picard, president of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des travailleurs et travailleuses du Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Price, president and CEO at Teck Resources Ltd., a mining and resource company based in B.C.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Susan Yurkovich, president and CEO of Canfor, a large forest products company based in B.C.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michael Harvey, executive director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Tabatha Bull, president and CEO of Canadian Council for Indigenous Business.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Bailey, CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Val\u00e9rie Beaudoin, expert in U.S. policy and politics at the University of Quebec.<\/p>\n<p>Erin O\u2019Toole, former federal Conservative leader.<\/p>\n<p>Jean Charest, former Progressive Conservative leader and Liberal premier of Quebec<\/p>\n<p>P.J. 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