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U.S. Ambassador to Canada says America "doesn't need Canada"

January 19, 2026·14 min
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Canada’s largest private sector union warns that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new deal with China to allow cheap Chinese-made electric vehicles to flood Canada’s market poses a risk to automotive jobs.A federal appeals court has dismissed attempts from the Liberal government to repeal an earlier ruling which found that the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act during the Freedom Convoy was unconstitutional.U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra declared the U.S. “does not need Canada,” ahead of the scheduled review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement.Tune into the Daily Brief with Clayton DeMaine and Walid Tamtam!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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