TORONTO \u2014 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney should tell Canadians what leverage the country has over the United States in coming trade negotiations.<\/p>\n
In an interview with The Canadian Press on Friday, Carney rejected the characterization of energy and critical minerals as “leverage” in negotiations to renew the Canada-United States-Mexico trade agreement.<\/p>\n
But Poilievre says Carney should lay out exactly what leverage Ottawa has and what demands the prime minister will make, as Canada seeks to secure an end to tariffs and a renewal of the trade deal.<\/p>\n
Carney says he simply views these sectors as future trade opportunities with the United States — or with other trading partners.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the week, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer warned a group of Canadian politicians that Ottawa shouldn’t try to use energy as leverage in the trade talks.<\/p>\n
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said about a week ago that Canada’s energy and natural resources are “Canada’s strongest cards” in renegotiating the trade deal.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 3, 2026.<\/p>\n
— With files from Kyle Duggan in Ottawa and Kathryn Mannie in Toronto<\/p>\n
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