OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has had no contact with the White House since U.S. President Donald Trump cancelled trade talks last week.

And despite Doug Ford’s contentious Ronald Reagan ad campaign seemingly torpedoing what little progress Canada has made with the United States, Carney declined to say if he was upset with Ontario’s premier.

Carney made that revelation during a press conference early Monday from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he’s representing Canada at the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. Carney is hoping to broaden Asian trade relationships while Canada struggles with tariff pressure back home.

“I have not,” Carney said in response to the question about Trump from a Canadian reporter.

Carney pitched Canada as a “reliable” trading part

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