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Prime Minister Mark Carney has revealed who will be on the newly created advisory committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations — and the list includes top industry voices on tariff-hit sectors as well as multiple prominent former Conservative MPs.
“The committee will serve as a forum for expertise and strategy on all aspects of the Canada-U.S. economic relationship,” the press release reads.
The council is to be led by Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and will include:
Jean Simard, president and CEO of the Aluminum Association of CanadaCandace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of CommerceDarryl White, CEO of the Bank of MontrealLisa Raitt, former Conservative MPTracy Robinson, president and CEO of the Canadian National RailwayFlavio Volpe, president of Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ AssociationRon Bedard, president and CEO of steel producer ArcelorMittal DofascoKen Seitz, president and CEO at Canadian fertilizer company NutrienDennis Darby, president and CEO of the Canadian Manufacturers & ExportersLana Payne, Unifor’s national presidentFrançois Poirier, president and CEO of TC Energy CorporationÉmile Cordeau, CEO of Agropur, the largest dairy cooperative in CanadaLuc Thériault, Bloc Québécois MPMagali Picard, president of the Québec Federation of LabourJonathan Price, CEO of mining company Teck Resources Ltd.Susan Yurkovich, president and CEO of lumber and pulp company CanforMichael Harvey, B.C.’s privacy commissionerTabatha Bull, president and CEO of Canadian Council for Indigenous BusinessCameron Bailey, CEO of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)Valérie Beaudoin, associate researcher at the Observatory on the United StatesErin O’Toole, former Conservative Party leaderJean Charest, former Québec premierP.J. Akeeagok, former Nunavut premierRalph Goodale, Canada’s former high commissioner to the U.K. and former federal public safety minister
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United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has said it’s unlikely the U.S. will resolve all its trade issues with Canada and Mexico before the July 1 deadline to renegotiate the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
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Greer also told Fox Business in mid-March that Canada was behind Mexico on trade discussions.
The council is set to hold their first meeting on April 27, 2026.
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