Executives Say Focus on Mutual Wins Key to Breakthrough on US Trade

Dominic LeBlanc, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Economy, speaks with reporters at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

While Prime Minister Mark Carney left a meeting in Washington without any trade deal breakthroughs, he’s still garnering support from the leaders of some of Canada’s biggest companies for his approach.

Speaking at a conference in Toronto hosted by BMO and Eurasia Group, the chief executives of Enbridge Inc. and CPKC Ltd., along with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, said Carney’s focus on how the U.S. benefits from having trade issues settled with Canada is better than a more antagonistic tack.