Ottawa, Jan. 26 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada has no intention of pursuing a free-trade deal with China, and a recently signed deal with Beijing amounted to a rectification of existing issues.
Carney was responding to US President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 100-per-cent tariff on Canada if it makes a trade deal with China.
Carney told reporters that under the US-Mexico-Canada free-trade deal, also known as CUSMA, there are commitments not to pursue free-trade agreements with non-market economies without prior notification.
"We have no intention of doing that with China or any other non-market economy," Carney said.
He described the deal with China as going "back to the future" with respect to electric vehicle...