OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he’s willing to work with the Liberals in Parliament on efforts to resolve the trade war with the United States.
Poilievre met with the Conservative caucus on Sunday as they prepare to return to the House of Commons without him in the chamber.
His nearly 15-minute opening address to the party’s MPs was open to media and laid out the Conservatives’ priorities in the House of Commons for the spring session set to begin Monday.
Poilievre said he’s told Prime Minister Mark Carney that Conservatives are ready to work with Liberals to bring an end to tariffs imposed by the United States.
“I’ve already told the prime minister that we are happy to cooperate any way we can to bring about an end to this unnecessary dispute and restore, not just our sovereignty, but also tariff-free access to the most successful international trading arrangement in the world,” he said.
Poilievre went on to accuse Carney of putting his “elbows down” when it came to opening up exemptions for some counter-tariffs levied against the United States.
“Despite the prime minister’s double speak, we will work, as I said, to help him try and get a trade deal to put an end to the tariffs,” he said.
“But we also need to focus on making our own economy more independent and self-reliant so that we’re no longer vulnerable to such international surprises.”
