Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reacts to President Donald Trump’s remarks that Canada could apologise to the U.S. within three to four weeks, potentially paving the way for a deal between the two countries. Watch the full exchange as Carney responds to Trump’s latest Canada comments.
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What Mark Carney said
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Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a September 30, 2026 press conference, addressed trade tensions with the US, LNG Canada phase two, and other issues. He declined to respond to President Trump's claim that Canada would apologize and remove tariffs, saying he took note of both comments. On trade, he reiterated Canada's readiness to negotiate a mutually advantageous arrangement respecting sovereignty. Regarding LNG Canada phase two, he deferred decisions on steel sourcing to proponents, noting the project's timeline to early 2030s. He committed to being briefed on new Havana syndrome information and to considering AI accountability legislation. He defended the Trans Mountain pipeline's financial benefits, citing over $2 billion annual federal revenue, and rejected a development-environment trade-off, emphasizing building in partnership with Indigenous peoples and protecting ecosystems. He announced the Canada-EU summit in Montreal at end of October and highlighted the Churchill Falls clean energy investment.
Key takeaways
Carney refused to respond to Trump's claim Canada would apologize and remove tariffs, saying he took note of both comments.
Carney said Canada stands ready to negotiate a mutually advantageous trade arrangement respecting both countries' sovereignty.
Carney deferred LNG Canada phase two steel sourcing decisions to proponents, with operations expected in early 2030s.
Carney committed to being briefed on new Havana syndrome information and to taking action after.
Carney said the government will pursue Stelco to the full extent of the law over layoffs, blaming US tariffs.
Numbers and commitments
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early 2030s
expected operational date for LNG Canada phase two
0:04First question, Georgie Smite, CBC: Is phase two of LNG Canada going to be built with Chinese steel like phase one, or will it be built with Canadian steel?
5:47Will your government open some sort of independent investigation or refer this to NSIA for review?
6:47So do you think the government owes these diplomats to look into the new information, and to Canadian diplomats around the world who could be at risk for similar exposures?
7:51So is this something that you are considering?
8:49Are you considering applying new trade pressure at this time, or have you ruled out further escalation?
12:21How do you intend to integrate our pesticide regulatory regime, which your government has been kind of gutting, with the more stringent European measures?
13:54Are we actually benefiting from this essentially business-friendly approach, or are these handouts to corporations?
18:28... who say that your government is handing taxpayer money to foreign gas giants, and on top of that, to expand a facility that we now know burned off more methane than any other LNG export facility in the world last year? Your response?
21:20And is your government considering legal action to make the company respect its agreement with the government to not have any layoffs?
First question, Georgie Smite, CBC: Is phase two of LNG Canada going to be built with Chinese steel like phase one, or will it be built with Canadian steel?
It's a great question for the proponents of phase two. They've taken their first investment decision. The process runs for the next five, six years. I'll leave it to them on the precise timing in the early 2030s when it's expected to be operational. There will be full opportunities to buy Canadian steel, and we'll continue to invest in the Canadian steel industry to make sure that's the case, but it'll be for them to decide.
Follow-up. President Trump said yesterday he thinks Canada will apologize in the next three to four weeks and say we're going to get rid of all the tariffs. Mr. Navarro today told Canadians lobbying in Washington to get the hell out of the country. What do you say in response to this?
Okay. I'll just say this on trade. It continues to be the case that Canada stands ready to negotiate in good faith what is there, which is a mutually advantageous trade arrangement that respects both our countries' sovereignty. Okay.
Well, the first is the announcement at the Davie Shipyard, which was the biggest investment in shipbuilding in Quebec's history, was made prior to the start of the campaign. And it's natural that, of course, I would be there and other officials would be there. Today's announcement, the timing of it was determined by the five private-sector partners for LG2. The Canadian government made major efforts over the course of the last year to get to this point, to help them get to this decision point for what is the second-largest private-sector investment in Canadian history. So it's an enormous investment. And the final point that I made was that I think that we're able to do multiple things at one time. We have to protect as we build, and the ocean conservation efforts that we're taking today as part of a much bigger nature strategy, and what will follow from this will be bigger determinants for future generations of this country. Thank you.
Mike Hagger, Globe and Mail. Lots of new information has come to light since the 2024 federal government's review of what happened to Canadian diplomats in Havana. The Globe and Mail has reported that Canadian and American intelligence were collaborating during that time when Canadian and American diplomats began to experience symptoms. The US just reported acquiring a directed energy weapon in their testing that could be responsible for Havana syndrome, and they've deemed their findings serious enough to brief the House and Senate intelligence committees. Former CSIS and national security officials are calling for you to open an investigation into what happened. Will your government open some sort of independent investigation or refer this to NSIA for review?
I expect to be briefed on the situation. There's some new information, as you say, that's come to light, and I'll take a determination after that's happened.
Thanks. So do you think the government owes these diplomats to look into the new information, and to Canadian diplomats around the world who could be at risk for similar exposures?
Let me answer this fundamentally. We owe a responsibility and we discharge a responsibility, a duty of care for Canadian diplomats who serve on the front lines on behalf of Canadians. And those front lines, the fact of that service can change very rapidly in a variety of jurisdictions and circumstances. And we take those responsibilities seriously. Issues of national security and ongoing investigation, there are appropriate ways and times to pass that on. As I've said, I expect to be briefed. I haven't been briefed in more detail about the latest revelations, and I commend you for raising them. And I expect to be briefed and take action from there. Thank you.
Carney, M. (2026, September 30). WATCH: Mark Carney Laughs Off Trump’s Latest Canada Claim In Hilarious Moment | N18G [Interview transcript]. CNBC-TV18. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/2956373/
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Mark Carney. "WATCH: Mark Carney Laughs Off Trump’s Latest Canada Claim In Hilarious Moment | N18G." CNBC-TV18, 30 Sep. 2026. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/2956373/.
BibTeX
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author = {Mark Carney},
title = {WATCH: Mark Carney Laughs Off Trump’s Latest Canada Claim In Hilarious Moment | N18G},
howpublished = {Interview transcript, CNBC-TV18. CEOInterviews.AI},
year = {2026},
month = {sep},
url = {https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/2956373/},
note = {Speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps}
}
