Benes: "Cain, the Prime Minister of Canada, should put the interests of the Canadian people first and stop pushing his personal globalist agenda."
U.S. Treasury Secretary Benes criticized Canadian Prime Minister Cain, saying he should put the interests of the Canadian people first and stop promoting a "personal globalist agenda."
Benes's remarks came after Canada recently reached an economic and trade agreement with China, including granting China tariff quotas for electric vehicles and easing trade barriers, which the U.S. viewed as deviating from its previous joint efforts to pressure China.
He warned that if Canada further concludes a free trade agreement with China, it could become a "stepping stone for Chinese goods to enter the U.S." and face the threat of 100% tariffs from the U.S.
Benes also pointed out that Cain's comments at the Davos Forum criticizing the "rule-based international order has ended" were "showing off to globalist friends," questioning whether his policies truly served the interests of the Canadian people.
The Canadian side emphasized that the relevant agreements were merely to correct past trade imbalances and were not a free trade agreement, and fully complied with obligations under the USMCA.
According to Benes, he expressed similar views in a call with Cain, and Cain stated that he would retract some of his remarks made during his speech at the Davos Forum.
Cain is starting to feel the pressure.
Benes, a finance minister by profession, has lately been somewhat overstepping his bounds. His comments on Canada and Europe have gone beyond his responsibilities, such as encouraging Alberta province in Canada to secede from Canada and join the U.S. ... Is he aware that his words are interfering in the internal affairs of other countries?
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