Canada's prime minister urged greater economic cooperation with the United States in a New York speech Thursday, ahead of July's USMCA review.
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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney called for a new economic relationship with the United States during a speech delivered Thursday at the Economic Club in New York.
Carney said the two countries should establish a "true partnership" that reimagines cooperation in specific sectors facing global competition. He framed the proposal as a way to "help make America great again," emphasizing the potential benefits of closer ties between the nations.
The remarks came ahead of the mandatory review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, scheduled for July. Carney noted that Canada has been diversifying its trade relationships, signing deals with dozens of countries around the world as part of efforts to increase what he described as "strategic autonomy."
According to Carney, Canada's core objective across these partnerships is to strengthen its independence in a global environment where economic integration has become a tool of geopolitical leverage. The prime minister's visit to New York included positioning Canada as an investment hub, according to officials.
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