Poilievre tells Carney in letter to not concede to U.S. demands in tariff talks

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is asking the prime minister to not concede to U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands during trade negotiations.

Poilievre says in a letter to Mark Carney that Ottawa has given in to several of Trump’s demands in the last year, including getting rid of the digital service tax and removing counter-tariffs on the United States.

The Opposition leader says Canadians deserve a government with a backbone, and that the Conservative party supports Carney’s attempts at building domestic strength and leverage to secure a tariff-free deal.

A new round of 50 per cent U.S. tariffs on a range of Canadian goods is set to take effect in about 10 days.