KINSELLA: Mark Carney walks away from Donald Trump's extortion table

In Canada and the United States on 22 August 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended trade talks with the US, calling the terms 'unfair, uneconomic'. He said the US 'asked too much, and they offered too little'. Carney also said Canada is now 'at war' with the US over trade and that the US 'attacked' Canada with tariffs, promising retaliation and saying the US will 'never break us'.

Canada's premiers backed Carney as the trade war escalated. Times of India noted that Trump has spoken of a 'good relationship' with Carney, and Le Monde reported that Carney also voiced concern over 'threats to the French language'.