Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government presents its first budget on Tuesday, a spending plan he says will provide “the answer” for an economy starting to buckle under US tariffs.

Carney, who led the central banks of Canada and England before entering politics this year, has pitched himself as the ideal person to steer Canada through unprecedented disruption in US ties caused by President Donald Trump.

Trump’s tariffs have hit Canada hard, driving up unemployment and squeezing businesses in crucial targeted sectors like autos, aluminum, and steel.

“Where are we going to find the growth given the headwinds from the new US trade policy?,” Carney told reporters in South Korea this weekend, following an Asia summit.

“What this budget will do is provide the answer to that question.

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