06/03/2026
BREAKING: Mark Carney finally admits reality "We have to work with the USA"
After months of tough talk, tariffs, and stalled negotiations, Prime Minister Mark Carney is acknowledging what every Canadian exporter already knows: Canada needs America as its top trading partner.
Why this matters:
The U.S. is by far Canada's largest trading partner. Roughly 75% of Canada's goods exports go to the United States representing nearly one-quarter of Canada's entire GDP.
~2 million Canadian jobs rely directly on goods exports to the U.S. (some estimates put export-supported jobs even higher).
In Ontario alone, 933,000 jobs (about 1 in 9) are tied to U.S. exports.
Delayed or failed deals under this approach have already hurt Canadian workers through uncertainty, slowed exports, and layoffs in key sectors like autos, steel, aluminum, and manufacturing. Trade tensions and tariff threats have contributed to plunging employment in export-reliant industries and weaker hiring.
Facts over politics: Strong Canada-U.S. trade supports prosperity on both sides of the border. Canada is America's top energy supplier, and integrated supply chains create millions of jobs in both countries. Isolating from our closest neighbor and biggest customer isn't "independence" it's economic self-harm.
Carney also noted: "The President is an exceptionally active user of social media; you can probably chart his usage."
Time to focus on a "practical" deal that protects Canadian jobs instead of endless posturing. Canada thrives when we trade freely with our biggest partner not when we pretend we can wish that reality away.
What do you think, Canada? Prioritize jobs or ideology?
Turning Point Canada Foundation
One note: several of the statistics in the post are broadly consistent with commonly cited CanadaโU.S. trade figures, but the post itself is written as a political opinion piece and includes conclusions such as "economic self-harm" and criticism of Carney's approach, which are opinions rather than established facts.
