'Stop doing memes': Canada's Mark Carney hits back at US as trade war intensifies

US-Canada trade talks coallpsed in August Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday (local time) hit back at the US, saying it should “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough,” as he pushed back against a fresh wave of online barbs from the Trump administration, days after trade talks between the two sides collapsed.Carney also said trade talks could resume if Washington became “serious” about negotiations.“When the Americans stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough, and start being serious about having those discussions, we can have those discussions. It’s not constructive, but that’s their democracy,” he told reporters.The Canadian premier described the US approach in the talks as one that would have left Canadian industries effectively as "subsidiaries" of American companies or imposed terms under which they would be “gradually wound down in Canada and wiped out.”“We’re not going to — of course, we’re not going to accept those terms,” he said.Carney further stated that the US sought an “uncompetitive” deal for key industries, including autos, while also pushing changes affecting French-language and cultural protections. He ...