# Stephen Harper says Canada had ‘no choice’ but to walk away from U.S. trade talks

https://mins.news/en/item/60855

- CBC News, 2026-09-15 23:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/harper-canada-investment-summit-us-trade-carney-9.7345557?cmp=rss

> Former prime minister Stephen Harper endorsed the federal government’s decision to abandon trade talks with the United States in his closing remarks at the Canada Investment Summit, saying Canada had “no choice.”

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