Carney faces crucial test after walking away from Trump's deal

In a statement on Friday, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States suggested "Canadian provinces' continued refusal to return US spirits products to store shelves has led to this outcome".Both Ontario and Quebec had yet to say whether they were on board with a reversal on the US booze boycott. There were also reports by Canadian media that US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, was unhappy with the deal. And as details on an interim trade agreement with the US trickled out over last week, some provincial leaders, industry groups and political opponents raised concerns that the prime minister had not delivered on the fight he promised.Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre said that any agreement that included "one-sided" tariffs on Canadian industry would be "a bad deal".On Saturday, he backed Carney's decision to walk away for now, saying: "Canada cannot accept one-sided tariffs that will deindustrialise our country."Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario and usually one of the most vocal Canadian politicians on US tariffs, had been silent on the tentative deal. But in a letter sent to Carney this week, and released later by his office, Ford raised concerns that an agreement under pressure from the US would “embolden the United States to seek concession after concession".