Canadian provincial leader calls Trump a 'bad person' as Canada weighs trade concessions
- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him a "bad person" and "not to be trusted."
- Kinew said Canada should keep fighting in the trade talks with Washington rather than rush into concessions.
- His comments came as Canada considered measures that could help secure a deal to avoid threatened 50% U.S. tariffs.
- Canada's federal trade minister, Dominic LeBlanc, said the two countries were close to finalizing an agreement after meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
- Trump described the emerging agreement as "very fair," while tariffs on about $20 billion in Canadian imports were postponed until Saturday.
- Kinew said Manitoba might still follow Prime Minister Mark Carney's request under a "Team Canada" approach, while urging people to keep buying Canadian goods.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, saying Trump was a "bad person" and "not to be trusted." Kinew argued that Canada should keep pressing in trade talks with Washington instead of moving too quickly to make concessions.
His remarks came as Canada weighed possible concessions in talks aimed at avoiding threatened 50% U.S. tariffs. Kinew said Canada still had leverage in the negotiations and questioned whether any deal reached with Trump would remain in place.
At the same time, federal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the two sides were close to an agreement after another round of meetings in Washington with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. He said Canadian officials would stay in Washington to continue working on the deal. Trump has described the emerging agreement as "very fair" to both countries.
Kinew said Manitoba might still follow Prime Minister Mark Carney's request to restore U.S. alcohol sales in provincial stores as part of a broader "Team Canada" approach. He also urged consumers to keep buying Canadian products even if U.S. goods return to store shelves.
加拿大省长称特朗普为“坏人”之际 加拿大权衡贸易让步
马尼托巴省省长瓦布·基纽周四严厉批评美国总统特朗普，称其为“坏人”，并表示“不能信任”。基纽认为，加拿大在与华盛顿的贸易谈判中应继续坚持，不应过快作出让步。
他的表态出现在加拿大权衡可能的让步之际，相关谈判旨在避免美国威胁征收50%的关税。基纽说，加拿大在谈判中仍有筹码，并质疑与特朗普达成的任何协议是否会维持下去。
与此同时，加拿大联邦贸易部长多米尼克·勒布朗表示，在华盛顿与美国贸易代表詹米森·格里尔再度会面后，双方距离达成协议已经很近。他说，加方官员将继续留在华盛顿推进谈判。特朗普则称这项正在形成的协议对双方都“非常公平”。
基纽表示，马尼托巴省仍可能配合总理马克·卡尼的要求，作为更广泛“加拿大团队”策略的一部分，在省级酒类商店恢复销售美国酒类。他还敦促消费者即便美国商品重新上架，也继续购买加拿大产品。