Critics demand Prime Minister Carney face Canada's Parliament over trade clash

Yuan Yi Zhu contends that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s assertion that Canada is "at war" over trade with the United States requires a formal statement to the Canadian House of Commons, not merely a guest appearance at the European Parliament. She recalls how Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King summoned Parliament in 1939 before declaring war, contrasting it with the current situation where Ottawa’s Parliament was adjourned in June and will not reconvene until after Carney’s European trip.

The article highlights Carney’s earlier misleading remarks about the Gordie Howe International Bridge agreement, which he later qualified after one outlet's reporting. With U.S. counter-tariffs slated for Sept. 8, Zhu argues Parliament must be able to question the government and compel document release, yet the administration refuses to recall the House. She warns that ignoring parliamentary oversight during a national crisis renders the institution ineffective.