There are no farm leaders on a new panel Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen to advise the government on trade talks with the United States.
The ones he appointed include former Quebec premier Jean Charest, former Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole, former Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale, as well as business leaders such as Darryl White, chief executive officer (ceo) of BMO Financial Group, Tracy Robinson, ceo of CN Rail ,rançois Poirier , ceo of TC ERneergy and Ken Seitz ceo of Nutrien.
Other committee members include Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association president Flavio Volpe, Canadian Chamber of Commerce cdeo Candace Laing and Unifor union president Lana Payn.
The Prime Minister’s Office said the committee will serve as a “forum for expertise and strategy on all aspects of the Canada-U.S. economic relationship” and its first meeting will be April 27.
The new advisors replace the Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, established in mid-January, 2025, by then-prime minister Justin Trudeau.
