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Canada’s PM Carney Pushes Alliance to Cut US Dependence

6/9/2026

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Prime Minister Mark Carney has proposed an alliance of economies to reduce reliance on the United States.
Carney is leading Canada’s push to secure a United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement renewal by the July 1 deadline.
The government completed four trade missions, including two to Asia, and aims to double non-U.S. trade, growing 16% to C$213.8 billion last year.
U.S. exports to Canada totalled about C$565 billion last year, representing nearly 70% of Canada’s trade.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney has proposed an alliance of economies to reduce reliance on the United States.
Carney is leading Canada’s push to secure a United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement renewal by the July 1 deadline.
The government completed four trade missions, including two to Asia, and aims to double non-U.S. trade, growing 16% to C$213.8 billion last year.
U.S. exports to Canada totalled about C$565 billion last year, representing nearly 70% of Canada’s trade.