# Mark Carney says Canada cannot accept US trade deal weakening French language

https://mins.news/en/item/30864

- The Guardian, 2026-08-24 18:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/canada-trade-deal-trump-mark-carney-french-language

> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said French-language protections are rights in Quebec, not a trade irritant, and that Canada could not accept a US proposal seen as weakening them. He had ordered negotiators to leave the talks, while Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on Canadian cars and trucks; Canada said it would retaliate in early September.

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