Howard Lutnick Accuses Mark Carney of Derailing US Trade Deal for Political Gain

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick accused Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney of walking away from a trade agreement with the United States to improve his political position ahead of Canada’s upcoming elections. Carney issued a blistering statement after negotiations collapsed over the weekend, claiming that last-minute changes proposed by the United States were “unfair” and “uneconomic.”