PM says Ottawa is ‘loyal’ to supply management system protecting dairy sector

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Gobeil has served as the chair of the Quebec dairy producers association and as a board member for the Dairy Farmers of Canada.

The Chicoutimi-Le Fjord byelection is set for Aug. 31. Former Conservative MP Richard Martel resigned the seat just before the summer after Carney appointed him to the Senate.

Carney’s made his remarks on supply management as Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Janice Charette, chief trade negotiator, were in Washington for talks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

Thursday’s meeting in the U.S. capital comes less than two weeks before Trump is set to hit Canada with another round of tariffs on a wide range of goods.

At a news conference in St. John’s, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre criticized Carney for not yet securing a deal with the Americans.

“He promised he would have a deal by July 21, 2025. He promised he would have elbows up. He promised he’d negotiate a win. Still no win. Still no deal. Still no elbows, a year and a half later,” Poilievre said.

“I don’t understand the strategy of making concession after concession after concession before even getting to the negotiating table.”

Poilievre specifically pointed to the government abandoning its digital service tax, agreeing to boost military spending and removing counter tariffs on the United States.

“Many of these things were going to have to happen,” Poilievre continued.

“But why not bring them to the bargaining table and get something in return for them, rather than making every concession and then showing up empty-handed and in a position of weakness when we bargain?”

As Carney toured the aluminum plant Thursday, he spoke about the sector’s struggles in the trade war with the United States.

“From the moment the United States imposed tariffs on aluminum, the price of aluminum in the United States quickly rose,” Carney told reporters in French.

“It is not a good thing for anyone. It reduces competitiveness of American businesses and it’s a challenge for our businesses.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 6, 2026.

— With files from Émilie Bergeron in Ottawa and Thomas Laberge in Chicoutimi, Que.

The Canadian Press