Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump in recent days. The two leaders expanded the trade war between their countries this week, putting new tariffs on tens of billions of dollars-worth of imported goods. Trump unveiled a flurry of executive orders on Tuesday, restricting trade with Canada the same day Ottawa imposed new countermeasures against the U.S. Despite that, Carney says Canada and the U.S. are still collaborating in other areas. Trump also recently signed an order to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” criticized Canada’s relative lower dollar, and posted a series of memes – one which called Carney “governor,” and another depicting Canada and Greenland under an American flag. Key details: Follow for live updates: Canada is more than the U.S.: Carney As Carney prepares to host an investment summit in Toronto next week, he shared a message to leaders looking to invest in Canada: “We have what the world wants.” “Canada is about so much more than being next to the United States,” he told reporters. “We’re an energy superpower, and we’re putting that into place. We have one of the largest, undeveloped resources of critical metals and minerals.” Carney also elaborated on a list of Canada’s strengths, including its educated population, connected economy and more than a half-billion consumers that he said we’re “on track to double.” Carney did not discourage any businesses or investors from heading to the U.S., but said Canada’s unity, reliability and respect for the rule of law makes it a good partner. “That combination is pretty rare in the world, and it’s an attractive combination.” Kayla Thompson, CTVNews.ca journalist ‘We have a plan’: Carney Speaking to reporters in Calgary, Carney said the federal government has a plan to protect Canadians and businesses as the trade war with the United States intensifies. “Of course, there’s the situation with the U.S. The commercial discussions with the U.S.,” Carney said Thursday evening. “We have a plan. It’s the same plan from the start. We’re going to reinforce it, and the plan is to build, build here.” Carney said the government has been “studying” the new counter-tariff measures from the Americans, but reiterated his plans to build in Canada and “diversify on an international level.” Kayla Thompson, CTVNews.ca journalist Canada ‘always ready to sit down’ with U.S.: Carney When asked whether Carney planned to renegotiate the trade deal with Trump, the prime minister told reporters that Canada is “always ready to sit down in a professional way to negotiate.” Carney did not confirm whether he had plans to negotiate before Trump’s import ban goes into effect on Sep. 29, but said the time in between will be used “to allow for companies to adjust” to the bans. Kayla Thompson, CTVNews.ca journalist Carney can’t look into Trump’s soul Taking questions from reporters in Calgary, Carney was asked why he feels Trump appears to be so angry with Canada. “I can’t look deeply into the souls of others,” Carney responded, adding he speaks regularly with the president, and did so within recent days. He also said Canada is “always ready” to strike a fair deal with the U.S. Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist Canada working with U.S. despite trade war CTV News Senior Correspondent Judy Trinh asked Carney about Canada’s ability to collaborate with the U.S. to achieve peace in Ukraine while engaged in a trade war. “We can compartmentalize,” the prime minister responded, adding his team is in constant communication with the Americans on topics outside of trade, including Iran. “That’s part of our responsibility,” he said. Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist ‘A matter of how long it’s going to take’: Hoekstra United States Ambassador Pete Hoekstra told CTV News that said they don’t “refer to it as a trade war,” when asked about the ongoing tariff battle between Canada and the U.S. Hoekstra, who is visiting Gander, N.L. to attend a Sept. 11 ceremony on Friday, claimed some Canadian politicians regretted the things they had said amid the feud. “Let’s talk about the issue here. Let’s get (it) resolved and let’s move it forward. But now, for the next two or three days, we’re here to remember what happened 25 years ago,” he said on Thursday, referring to the quarter-century anniversary of the terror attack on New York City. “I’m not going to get into the trade stuff here. I’ve been out of the loop now for you know four or five hours. Who knows what’s happened in the last four or five hours?” Hoesktra added. “We’re talking about 9/11. These other things will come back. We’ll have to deal with them. They’ll get resolved. We’re going to move forward. It’s just a matter of how long it’s going to take.” Aarjavee Raaj, CTVNews.ca journalist Read Graham Richardson’s full story Canada cozying up with China: Trump aide An American economist and aide to Trump says Canada is not fighting as an equal in the ongoing trade war. In an article published in Real Clear Markets, Peter Navarro compares Canada to a rowboat opening fire on an aircraft carrier. “The carrier will notice. The rowboat will sink,” Navarro wrote, saying Canada is cozying up with “the mercantilist and predatory dog of Communist China” as it works to broaden its trading relationships. “Not going to happen. Not on Trump’s watch,” he wrote. “O Canada. Make the smart move now. We’re not budging.” The Canadian Press Carney wants to build millions of drones Carney says Canada will expand its drone arsenal to include millions of unmanned vehicles within the next two years. It’s part of a new plan that will combine Ukrainian battlefield experience with domestic manufacturing and AI, he said. He made the announcement alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Calgary, where the two leaders signed a 100-year collaboration agreement Thursday. Carney also said Canada would establish a national drone marketplace to supply national military units with drone technology. Under the plan, one-third of all drones manufactured in Canada will supply Ukrainian’s defence effort. Canada’s drone arsenal presently includes about 2,000 units, said Carney. Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist Canada to join Freya project Carney is confirming a new partnership with the EU, that will have Canada join Freya, a pan-European anti-ballistic missile defence project. The development comes just days after Bloomberg reported that Canada and the EU were working to build a new all-encompassing alliance that will include trade, security, supply chains and critical raw materials. Carney told reporters that Canada’s involvement will support Ukraine, but is “also indicative of Canada’s deepening relationship with European partners.” Carney said he and the EU will “have more to say to that in Strasbourg” when he visits the European Parliament in France, next week. Kayla Thompson, CTVNews.ca journalist ‘100% zoned in on the tariffs:’ Ford Ontario Premier Doug Ford has shuffled his cabinet into what he called a “good team” to “fight the tariffs” and to “fight President Trump.” “You’ve seen a lot of action over the last few weeks, actually, probably last month or so with President Trump, but we need a strong, strong plan to continue what we’re working on right all summer,” Ford told reporters on Thursday morning. “Actually, and I just want to emphasize: without a break, there were no breaks, no going anywhere, I’m 100 per cent zoned in on the tariffs and on President Trump.” Ford said he looks forward to working with the prime minister on their “strong plan” to keep moving forward, “continue prospering, continue giving people hope in Ontario, even with the tariffs coming at us.” “We’re targeted over any jurisdiction because our manufacturing might, our technology, agricultural, financial, quite a few different areas that were the engine of Canada,” Ford said. “So, obviously, we’re going to be targeted, but we’ll continue fighting back and making sure we have a strong, vibrant area to invest right around the world.” Alex Arsenych, CTVNewsToroto.ca journalist Grocers prepared for tariffs Grocery chains are less impacted by the tariffs this time around, executives from the grocery chain Empire Co. Ltd. say. While the grocery retailer has received some requests from suppliers to raise prices, chief customer officer Luc L’Archevêque said it hasn’t accepted any so far. “ ... it’s too early, so we won’t accept any cost increases related to tariffs, and we’ll work very closely with our supplier partners to find solutions,” he told analysts during the company’s fiscal first-quarter earnings call on Thursday. After last year’s tariff war, grocery chains established stronger relationships with local and non-U.S. suppliers to offer more alternatives to tariffed food items and better respond to a resurgence of the buy Canadian sentiment among shoppers. “We have a large assortment, so customers can make many different choices to avoid U.S. products,” Empire’s chief executive Pierre St-Laurent said. The Canadian Press Canada could be richest country on Earth: Poilievre Poilievre appeared on CNBC this morning to push for tariff-free trade between Canada and the U.S. “We can be the richest country in the world,” he said during an interview, heralding Canada’s expansive coastline, potash exports, oil reserves and farmland. He also advocated for reduced taxes, shortened permitting and to “unleash free enterprise” in Canada. Dropping tariffs, he also said, would benefit both Canada and the U.S. “If we believe in free markets then we have to believe in free trade.” Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist Carney meets Zelenskyy in Calgary Carney is sitting down for a closed-door meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Calgary, Alta. During brief remarks to reporters in the room before talks began, the prime minister reiterated Canada’s support for the country, which was invaded by Russia in February 2022. So far, Canada has provided $26 billion in military and humanitarian support, said Carney, who pledged to provide more. He also said Canada supports Ukraine’s “path” to join NATO and the EU. “Ukraine’s future is for Ukrainians only to decide,” he also said. Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist ‘It’s just plunder and corruption’: U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin A U.S. Congress Representative said that if Canada invested in Trump-related businesses, the U.S. president would drop his tariffs. Speaking to CTV News Power Play on Thursday, Jamie Riskin suggested that the U.S. would be friendlier with Canada, if Ottawa invested in Trump-connected businesses. “If the various Canadian trading partners and negotiators started to make friends with Donald Trump Jr. and the Trump family and do investments with them, this whole thing would go away,” Riskin said. “I mean its just plunder and corruption that’s taking place here,” he added. Riskin appealed to democratic societies around the world to stand together against what he called “madness” from the Trump regime. Joe Van Wonderen, CTVNews.ca journalist MapQuest posts billboard with directions to Lake Ontario MapQuest is doubling down on its decision to continue to keep Lake Ontario on its map with a six-foot billboard in Chicago. The billboard features directions on how to get from there to Lake Ontario, with the campaign line: “It’s still Lake Ontario. And we’re still here.” The billboard is a response to Trump’s signing of an executive order to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” last month. CNN Read the full story here Brampton, Ont. unveils 10-point tariff action plan The City of Brampton, Ont. has unveiled a 10-point plan of action in an effort to mitigate the impacts of U.S. tariffs. Mayor Patrick Brown described it as a “practical plan to protect jobs, help businesses compete, and build a stronger local economy.” Brown said the “economic resilience” plan will focus on three pillars: protect, protect, compete, and build. He said the plan will entail a range of measures, including protecting local jobs, businesses and manufacturing, fostering productivity and growth, diversifying trade, attracting investment, unlocking incentives, accelerating infrastructure projects, and mobilizing cross-border support “This action plan is about positioning our businesses to compete. This plan is about protecting jobs while building a stronger economy for tomorrow,” Brown said during a news conference late Thursday morning at Brampton City Hall. Joanna Lavoie, CP24.com journalist ‘The time to act is now’: N.B. premier New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says the province is taking action to support local businesses, jobs and products amid the trade war. Announced Thursday, the series of measures aims to steer public spending toward domestic products, helping businesses diversify into new markets and provide financial support to companies feeling the impact of the latest tariffs. “The time to act is now,” Holt told reporters. Starting Oct. 1, the provincial government plans to prohibit the procurement of U.S. goods or services for significant contracts (estimated value over $5 million), among other measures. Find the full list here. Melanie Price, CTVNewsAtlantic.ca journalist Trade war impacts integrated supply chain: Michigan executive With counter-tariffs now in effect, the ongoing feud between Canada and the U.S. is “damaging the economics” of a very integrated auto supply chain, according to a Detroit automotive executive. “Both of our countries going back and forth is not helping something that has been built for decades and is stronger together,” Glenn Stevens Jr., executive director of MichAuto at the Detroit Regional Chamber, told CTV News channel on Thursday. He added that the input costs are rising from both, the company and the customers’ perspectives, calling the new tariffs “above and beyond” CUSMA. According to Stevens Jr., the consumers are going to feel the increase in prices, leading to lower demands and job cutbacks. He said they were hoping for not only a resolution, but a stronger trade agreement between the two countries. “This really hurts companies’ inputs, and ultimately somebody has to pay for them, and that unfortunately winds up being the consumer,” he added, arguing that Canada, the U.S., and Mexico are stronger together against competition from China. “We look at our partners and our friends literally across the river from my office here as not just trade partners, but we literally build things together and have been doing that for a long time,” Stevens Jr. said. Aarjavee Raaj, CTVNews.ca journalist Building ferries in B.C. would help trade battle; report A new report says building ferries in British Columbia would help the province weather the harsh economic trade winds coming from the United States. The report from the Centre of Future Work says building ferries in local shipyards rather than purchasing them from foreign ones would help the provincial and Canadian economy grapple with steep American tariffs. A coalition of unions and industry leaders commissioned the report, which appears 15 months after BC Ferries announced it had contracted a shipyard owned by the Chinese government to build four major vessels at a cost that’s yet to be disclosed. The ferry operator, which is overseen by the B.C. Ferry Authority, said at the time that no Canadian company had submitted a proposal and the winning bid from China Merchants Weihai Shipyards was at least $1 billion cheaper than others. The Canadian Press, Read the full article here Carney playing ‘cool’ to Trump: Mulcair A former NDP leader says Carney’s “muted response” to Trump’s actions over the last day is a “wise” move. Tom Mulcair told CTV News Channel on Thursday that Canada has “entered a twilight zone with Trump.” “This is no longer chaos, this is insanity,” he described of Trump’s announcement to award $5,000 to individuals if he won in the upcoming elections. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre can lend a strong Conservative voice if he is more “statesman-like” instead of “trying to make it partisan,” Mulcair added. “We do want to integrate our economies, but not at the expense of being beholden to the United States the way they tried to,” he said. Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist Trade deal ‘would have destroyed our economy’: Ford Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Carney was right to walk away from an “absolutely terrible deal” with the U.S. that “would have destroyed our economy from top to bottom.” Ford made the comment during a speech at the Toronto Region Board of Trade on Thursday, where he also announced expanded eligibility for a $1-billion tariff relief program for impacted businesses and workers in Ontario. “It was a deal that would have hurt Canadian workers, undermined Canadian sovereignty and caused permanent damage to Canadian businesses that employ hundreds of thousands of workers across our country and province,” Ford said. He added he supports Carney’s decision to respond to the latest U.S. tariffs with “dollar-for-dollar” counter-tariffs but warned “we have to be prepared to withstand the pain” that comes with showing Trump “Canada will stand up for itself.” “If you don’t stand up for a bully they will continue to bully,” he said. Chris Fox, CTVNewsToronto.ca journalist Effect of U.S. motorcycle ban? A Quebec manufacturer says the U.S. ban on Canadian motorcycles will have a “limited” impact on the upcoming fiscal year. Moto Canada president and CEO Landon French told CTV Your Morning on Thursday that the “vast majority of production and shipments for the current season are completed.” However, French says the current trade war has the potential to “cost jobs,” decrease product choice and increase prices. It could also make it more difficult for dealerships to supply custom-made inventory. “Eventually we need a deal,” he said. Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist Trump’s Canada-bashing echoed at U.S. convention Thousands of U.S. President Donald Trump’s most ardent followers have gathered in Dallas for “Trump-a-Palooza” this week and many are parroting the president’s constant bashing of Canada. Lona Heins from Tennessee says Canada is now “communist” and no longer shares the same values as the United States. Heins says she needs more information about bilateral trade tensions, which were escalated by the Trump administration on Tuesday, but hopes the situation can be resolved. The Canadian Press, Read the full story here Trump pledges US$5,000 payments if GOP wins Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult US$5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval, and would further exacerbate the country’s nearly $1.8 trillion annual budget deficit and concerns about inflation. “If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000,” Trump said during the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas. “It will be called the Trump Dividend.” Within an hour, Vice President JD Vance appeared to try to walk back Trump’s proposal -- at least in part -- by suggesting the dividend payments would not go to the wealthy. Vance suggested it could be paid for by U.S. tariff revenues, though the suggested payment dwarfs what the U.S. has taken in through the protectionist measures. The Associated Press Here’s what happened on Sept. 9, 2026: Canada scales back energy project reviews The federal government is scaling back a major Trudeau-era environmental review process, removing several energy projects from the federal impact assessment regime and shifting responsibility for their review to the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). The federal government said the change will “simplify the project decision process” by relying on a single federal regulator. “Industry stakeholders expressed strong support for the proposal to have all pipeline projects reviewed exclusively by the CER. Industry actors view this as a key step toward improving regulatory certainty, reducing duplication, and streamlining approvals,” the federal government said in its regulatory impact analysis. The move comes just as Carney gets set to lead the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto next week. It is the federal government’s attempt to attract major infrastructure investments in Canada with a goal of $1 trillion in new investment over the next five years. Graham Richardson, CTV News Ottawa Bureau chief. Read the full story here. Canada in ‘strong fiscal position’: finance minister Speaking at the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne appeared confident that Canada would weather the storm from the U.S. trade war as it builds partnerships around the world. “I see a golden opportunity in front of us,” he said. “The world is changing. America is changing. The world energy architecture is changing, and in that new world … Canada can be at the centre. Why? Because we provide stability, predictability, and trust.” Champagne also discussed Alberta projects, Canada’s global partnerships and his efforts to help affordability for Canadians. “We have strong fiscal position to support people,” he said. “That’s the package announced: $7.5 billion, making sure that we can provide liquidity quickly to small- and medium-sized businesses, and at the same time support affected workers.” Elianna Lev, CTVNews.ca multi-platform writer Canada ‘dying’ to make a deal: Trump Trump said Canada wants to make a deal with the United States while delivering his keynote address at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas Wednesday night. During his speech, Trump brought up his administration’s decision to rename bodies of water, which include changing Lake Ontario to “Lake America” and the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” “Lake Ontario, we’re now going to call that Lake America,” Trump said. “Canada very much wants to make a deal, they’re dying to make a deal. But it’s going to be called Lake America.” Trump then brought up his suggestion to change the name of New Mexico, a Democrat-led U.S. state, to “New America.” Hunter Crowther, CTVNews.ca journalist Trump’s ‘pointless’ trade war: Democrat senators U.S. Democratic Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons, Patty Murray, Amy Klobuchar and Elissa Slotkin say in a joint statement that the states they represent rely on Canada as a key trading partner. They say Trump is doubling down on a “pointless” trade war. “His tariffs will squeeze our states’ small businesses harder and drive costs up for working families,” they say. “President Trump’s tariffs have already cost American families as much as $5,000 in some states, and his senseless trade war with Canada will only grow that number.” The senators say partners around the world, including Canada, are increasingly looking to diversify away from the United States and deepen trade ties with other countries, including China. “Congressional Republicans need to stand up to the president and do their part to give families and businesses on both sides of the border relief from this insanity,” says the statement. The Canadian Press Greer gave LeBlanc notice of Trump’s orders: source According to a source close to the trade discussions, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc was given a short heads up from U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer before Trump’s executive orders were made public last night. The source tells CTV News it was a short “cordial” text exchange via messages, however, LeBlanc and Greer did not speak over the phone. Mike Le Couteur, CTV News senior political correspondent Poilievre heads to U.S. to promote Canada Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is heading to New York and will participate in ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks Friday, according to a senior Conservative source. According to the source, the trip is being carried out with the blessing of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Poilievre wanted to go to the United States earlier, but the PMO advised at the time such a visit would be unhelpful. CTV News reached out to the PMO for comment but did not receive an immediate response. Abigail Bimman, CTV News correspondent. Read the full story here.
