Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Trump administration on Tuesday to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough”, as he pushed back against a fresh wave of attacks from Washington.Carney said Canada-trade-talks" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="198088" data-entity-type="topic">US-Canada trade talks could resume if Washington became serious about negotiations, but he also accused the US of pursuing terms that he said could leave Canadian industries “gradually wound down in Canada and wiped out”.“When the Americans stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough, and start being serious about having those discussions, we can have those discussions,” Carney said.
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Carney fires back at Trump as US-Canada trade fight escalates: ‘stop trying to be tough’
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has urged the Trump administration to cease what he described as "memes, throwing shade, and trying to be tough" in the escalating US-Canada trade dispute. Carney stated that trade talks could restart if Washington approached negotiations with seriousness.
Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-01 · 18:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has urged the Trump administration to cease what he described as "memes, throwing shade, and trying to be tough" in the escalating US-Canada trade dispute. Carney stated that trade talks could restart if Washington approached negotiations with seriousness. He accused the US of proposing terms that could lead to the gradual decline and elimination of Canadian industries. Carney emphasized that constructive discussions could occur once the US demonstrated a more serious commitment to negotiation.
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Carney accused the US of pursuing terms that could lead to Canadian industries being 'gradually wound down in Canada and wiped out'.
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Carney stated that US-Canada trade talks could resume if Washington became serious about negotiations.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Trump administration to 'stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough'.
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