Calling it a "hinge moment in history," Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is starting to shift from reliance to resilience regarding the country's trade partnership with the U.S.
Carney made his comments in West Kelowna on Tuesday (Aug. 5), while announcing a series of new measures to help the softwood lumber industry transform to remain competitive.
"Together, we're going to write our own story rather than let others dictate theirs to us," Carney told reporters following a tour of the Gorman Brothers Lumber mill.
The prime minister said that his government plans to build one Canadian economy out of 13.
"We're embarking on a series of nation-building projects. We're launching unprecedented investments in home building, and we are diversifying our trade partners. Throughout, we wil