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As U.S. President Donald Trump threatens an increase in tariffs on Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government has “sole responsibility” for the country’s ongoing trade talks with its southern neighbour. “It is the sole responsibility of the government of Canada to have those discussions with the United States, and it’s the best way forward,” he told reporters Sunday.Carney was in Malaysia for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders summit.His comments came hours after Trump threatened a 10 per cent tariff on top of what was already in place on Canada in response to an ad campaign launched by Ontario, which aired on American television.In a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday evening, Eastern time, Trump once again criticized Canada for the airing of...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is pitching Canada as a reliable partner for Southeast Asia, one that’s committed to rules-based trade at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump is rewriting global trade norms. He’s heading to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit, known as ASEAN, seeking to drum up investment into Canada that will help achieve the nation-building plans that formed a central plank of the Liberals’ election platform.In a speech previewing his government’s first budget, Carney said Wednesday that Canada has set a goal to double exports to markets outside the United States in the next decade, some $300 billion of new trade, as Canada tries to diversify its markets.About 24 hours after Carney’s speech, Trump abruptly called off trade negotiations with Canada, citing his...