Carney unveils cabinet aimed at urgently resetting US-Canada ties | U.S. & World [Video]

By Promit Mukherjee and David Ljunggren

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who won an election last month vowing to stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump, unveiled a new cabinet on Tuesday that he said would help urgently define a new relationship with Washington.

Carney cut the number of ministers to 29 from the 39 under predecessor Justin Trudeau, but kept some key players in their positions, such as Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Dominic LeBlanc, who is in charge of U.S. trade.

Carney met Trump in Washington last week but did not secure any removal of tariffs the president has imposed on Canadian exports.

“Our government will deliver its mandate for change with urgency and determination,” Carney told reporters.

“Our workers and businesses continue to face the unfair tariffs imposed by the United States. My government will fight for Canadians.”

Carney says Canada must spend billions to start shifting the economy’s focus away …