China Cannot Replace US, Carney’s Conservative Rival Warns (1)

Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said China cannot serve as a substitute for the US, rebuking Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent outreach to the Asian superpower amid strained ties with the Trump administration.

In a speech to business leaders on Thursday, Poilievre outlined his vision for the country’s relationship with the US and how his party would approach the trade war differently from the Carney government.

“Canada’s prosperity and security are inseparable from a stable relationship with the United States,” Poilievre said at the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto.

“That is why we should not declare a permanent ...