Canada Shows How to Neutralize Trump’s Trade Attacks

Ottawa’s latest reforms are a blueprint for Washington’s victims around the world.

Mark Carney, left, in a black suit, points his right pointer finger. Donald Trump, also in a suit and tie, walks with his eyes closed and head bowed. The background is tree-covered mountains. October 20, 2025, 6:00 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Speeches by heads of government are seldom worth a read, but Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address at the Council on Foreign Relations on Sept. 22 is an exception to this rule. Carney makes a no nonsense diagnosis: For an open, democratic economy such as Canada, the end of the rules-based global order and the trade challenges stemming from both the United States and China are existential t

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