Trade policy under the current U.S. administration is “radically different” from what Canada is used to dealing with, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday.

Speaking to reporters in New Brunswick, Carney said the U.S. is trying to “shut out” Canada’s forestry products, making it important for Canada to source locally.

“They’ve changed the rules, or their interpretation of the rules, and that’s what we’re dealing with and that’s why we need to move fast,” he said.

He said Canada can respond to the U.S. restriction on Canadian forestry products in different ways.

“We can do several things in that context. One is, buy Canadian and build more at home. Secondly, diversify internationally. And third, expand what we do with forest products,” Carney said.

He said Canada must do so while

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