U.S. ambassador says nation is ‘open to doing enterprise’ with Canada amid commerce warfare

[ad_1] Canada and different nations shouldn't quit on doing enterprise with the US, the nation's new ambassador to Canada and former ambassador to the United Nations stated Friday on the B7 summit convention in Ottawa.

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra advised the viewers of main enterprise and political figures that the U.S. is "open for enterprise" — whilst President Donald Trump digs in on his declare that he is not going to raise tariffs on Canada, and after he advised Prime Minister Mark Carney there was nothing he may say to alter that.

"America is open to doing enterprise. We're open to doing enterprise with you, our pals," Hoekstra stated.

The ambassador additionally claimed the president is transferring at a fast tempo on his agenda. "We've got by no means skilled something like this in American politics," he stated.

The B7 is a companion convention to the G7 summit occurring in Alberta subsequent month.

'This too shall move': Haley Nikki Haley, Trump's former rival for the Republican presidential nomination, was additionally among the many key audio system on the occasion, the place enterprise leaders and diplomats assembled to chart a manner by world commerce uncertainty.

Her feedback come as Trump stokes instability within the world commerce order by tariffs, forcing some companies to reorient their provide chains away from the American market.

"Do not assume that the U.S. does not wish to do enterprise along with your nation," stated Haley, a former state governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. "They really do wish to do enterprise along with your nation. It is simply messy proper now."

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She took half in a panel dialogue Friday morning on how enterprise leaders can construct belief in an more and more fractured world.

She stated that whereas all companies ought to have a "24-hour rule" encouraging them to pause earlier than reacting to main geopolitical shifts, she joked that it must be a "72-hour rule" for these within the U.S. proper now.

Haley in any other case averted commenting straight on Trump, who defeated her for the Republican nomination in 2024. Haley, who was Trump's ambassador to the United Nations throughout his first presidency, was not given a place in his second administration.

Trump has repeatedly insisted the US wants nothing from Canada, although Canada is a big supply for the U.S. for a number of key merchandise, together with vitality and significant minerals.