Canadian Prime Minister Carney: Until the last moment, the other side insisted on limiting our ability to protect and promote French language and national culture. They are also trying to meddle in our future trade agreements with other countries. The other party asked for too much, but paid very little. Since we were unable to reach a fair agreement, we made the right choice and refused to accept a bad agreement. In many areas, what they want is a dependency rather than a true economic partnership.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: Until the last moment, the other side insisted on limiting our ability to protect and promote French language and national culture. They are also trying to meddle in our future trade agreements with other countries. The other party asked for too much, but paid very little. Since we were unable to reach a fair agreement, we made the right choice and refused to accept a bad agreement. In many areas, what they want is a dependency rather than a true economic partnership.