Canada U.S. trade talks and the impacts on Indigenous businesses
Release Date: 05/01/2026
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info_outlineOn this edition of APTN News InFocus, host Cierra Bettens looks at Canada’s changing trade relationship with the United States.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has warned about relying too heavily on the U.S., even as Ottawa works to maintain ties and expand trade elsewhere.
Tabatha Bull is the president of the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business and a member of Carney’s revamped economic advisory council. She joins the show to discuss the future of key agreements and what it means for Indigenous businesses.
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