Prime Minister Mark Carney has clearly shifted away from the assertive U.S. trade stance seen on the campaign trail seven months ago to a more cautious, conciliatory approach.

As trade tensions continue, Carney has declined to impose retaliatory tariffs in response to Trump’s protectionist measures. Instead, he and his government have pursued low-key ongoing negotiations, focused primarily on key Canadian sectors such as aluminium, steel and autos.

Editorials and commentators have leapt on this shift, arguing that Carney has softened and is now more “elbows down” than “elbows up.”

How has Carney’s stance changed?

This month, Carney announced that Canada is “not considering hitting American goods with more retaliatory tariffs ,” despite the U.S. maintaining heavy tariffs on Canadi

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