Carney claps back at Lutnick, says Canada will resume trade talks 'when the Americans are ready'

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference at the West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2026. Andrej Ivanov | Afp | Getty ImagesCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday returned fire after Trump administration Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed Ottawa tanked trade talks with the U.S. for political purposes."I don't think, with all respect, appointed, unelected cabinet members in the United States are experts on Canadian politics," Carney said during a press conference in Thunder Bay in northwest Ontario."We are always going to stand up for what's in the best interest of Canada," Carney said, after accusing the U.S. of making different claims about their red lines for a trade deal now that negotiations have been scrapped. But the prime minister maintained that a deal benefiting both Canada and the U.S. is possible. "We're ready to sit down and strike that deal when the Americans are ready," he said.President Donald Trump later Thursday morning appeared less open to rekindling the U.S. and Canada's chilly relations, however."It is very good for Canadian Politicians like Prime Minister Carney to make President Do...