Justin Trudeau

Notable Quotes

"Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of India and the killing of a Canadian citizen." — House of Commons, September 18, 2023

from Canada and India rebuild trade ties after diplomatic collapse over assassination allegations · Updated May 30

"China has been playing the global trading system for far too long." — August 2024

from Canada breaks with U.S. on China trade · Updated May 21

Stories

Canada and India rebuild trade ties after diplomatic collapse over assassination allegations

Money Moves

Resigned as Liberal Party leader; no longer in office

Sixteen months ago, Canada and India had no ambassadors in each other's capitals. Ottawa had accused New Delhi of orchestrating the assassination of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil, and both countries expelled six of each other's diplomats in a single day. On March 2, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed five agreements worth $5.5 billion, launched free trade negotiations, and set a target of increasing bilateral trade from $9 billion to $50 billion by 2030.

Updated May 30

North America's trade war

Rule Changes

Resigned; out of politics

For three decades, the U.S. and Canada traded under free trade agreements, with nearly $2.7 billion in goods crossing the world's busiest commercial border daily. President Trump ended that on February 1, 2025, imposing 25% tariffs on Canadian goods.

Updated May 26

Canada breaks with U.S. on China trade

Rule Changes

Resigned January 2025

Canada followed the U.S. in imposing 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in October 2024. Seventeen months later, Prime Minister Mark Carney flew to Beijing and cut them to 6.1%—the first explicit break with American trade policy since Trump began his tariff offensive.

Updated May 21