Carney announces new Canada trade committee as review of trade deal with US nears

https://www.reuters.com/business/carney-announces-new-canada-trade-committee-review-trade-deal-with-us-nears-2026-04-21/

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  1. >Among those retained on the advisory committee are Flavio Volpe, the president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, Lana Payne, ⁠union leader and president of Unifor, Tabatha Bull, CEO of the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business and Jean Charest, former deputy prime minister.
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    >Other prominent ⁠names include Erin O’Toole, former leader of the opposition Conservative party, Candace Laing, CEO of Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Dennis Darby, president of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, the statement said.

    It reads like a team stacked with progressive conservatives.

    The inclusion of Charest and O’Toole should make it harder to spin the idea that Carney isn’t communicating across the aisle.

  2. Having O’Tool in the mix is an excellent political move – I 100% expect CPC to be split into PC and reform by the time we come to next elections with PP leading Reform.