Carney names members of new advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations

By David Baxter Prime Minister Mark Carney retooled an advisory committee on Canada-U.S. trade on Tuesday, adding a former Conservative leader and the former high commissioner to the United Kingdom to the team. The committee replaces the Council on Canada-U.S. Relations that was established by former prime minister Justin Trudeau in January 2025. Carney has renamed it the Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations and has added several high-profile names. They include former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, former Liberal cabinet minister and high commissioner to the U.K. Ralph Goodale, former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt and former Nunavut premier P.J. Akeeagok. Among the names retained from the original Trudeau committee are former Quebec premier Jean Charest, Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association president Flavio Volpe and Unifor president Lana Payne. “It’s a…

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