Poilievre Says Carney Removing Counter-Tariffs on US Is ‘Another Capitulation’

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre responds to the speech from the throne during a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 27, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is criticizing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s  government for dropping counter-tariffs on the United States and getting “nothing in return.”

At an Aug. 22 press conference, Poilievre called the tariff removal, “yet another capitulation and climbdown by Mark Carney. His elbows have mysteriously gone missing,” referencing the prime minister’s “elbows up” election campaign messaging.