“Canada depends on the U.S. There’s much more North-South trade<\/a> than there could ever be East-West trade,” Bessent said Monday on “Hannity.”\u00a0<\/p>\n “He [Carney] talks about middle countries having to do their own thing, and I’m old enough to remember when French President Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand tried to go down that route. It failed back in the ’80s, it’ll fail now.”<\/p>\n TOP CANADIAN OFFICIALS TO VISIT GREENLAND AMID INTERNATIONAL FEARS AS TRUMP EYES NATO-LINKED TERRITORY<\/a><\/p>\n Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to members of the media outside the White House on Nov. 5, 2025. (Eric Lee\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/p>\n Bessent argued that Carney should focus less on pushing a “globalist agenda” and instead do “what’s best for the Canadian people.”<\/p>\n Carney said Sunday that Canada has no plans to pursue a free trade deal with China, pushing back against President Donald Trump\u2019s 100% tariff threat<\/a>.<\/p>\n CARNEY PUSHES BACK ON TRUMP’S 100% TARIFF THREAT OVER CHINA TRADE DEALS WITH CANADA AMID TENSIONS<\/a><\/p>\n Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. (Harun Ozalp\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n Carney said Canada\u2019s recent agreement with China only rolled back tariffs in sectors that had been hit in recent years and did not amount to a free trade deal.<\/p>\n He highlighted “middle countries” like Canada during a speech at the World Economic Forum’s meeting in Davos, Switzerland, last week, suggesting greater powers<\/a> should no longer set the terms of the global economic order.<\/p>\n![\"scott](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/scott-bessent-11.18.png\")
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