Mark Carney backtracks on 'Who cares?' comment, calls it 'poor choice of words'

PM faced pointed questions from Opposition in House of Commons for comments made at G20 conference

Mark Carney went elbows down on Tuesday, labelling his controversial comments about trade negotiations with the U.S. as a “poor choice of words.”

The prime minister faced pointed questions from the Opposition in the House of Commons for responding with, “Who cares?” when asked Sunday by a CBC reporter if he was talking to U.S. President Donald Trump in an attempt to mend the countries’ frayed economic relations.

“Before the election he promised ‘elbows up,’ ” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Tuesday during question period, via The Canadian Press. “After, it was, ‘Who cares?’ Before the election, he said the tariffs were an ‘existential crisis.’ Now he says they’re not a burni