Lutnick blasts Canada on trade

Lutnick specifically targeted suggestions that Canada could benefit from slow-walking negotiations, calling it the 'worst strategy' he had ever heard.

He asserted that President Trump views the current iteration of the North American free trade deal as a 'bad deal' that needs to be completely reimagined.

The comments have raised tensions ahead of formal talks, with Canadian manufacturing leaders expressing concern over potential new tariffs.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has yet to issue a formal response to the Secretary's blunt assessment.