U.S. ambassador says Canada, U.S. goals on economy align – National [Video]

U.S. President Donald Trump’s goal of enhancing American power aligns with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s aim of making Canada’s economy the fastest-growing in the G7, Trump’s envoy to Canada said Friday.

“It’s going to continue to be a very strong and friendly relationship,” Ambassador Pete Hoekstra told The Canadian Press in an interview Friday, adding the two leaders are in frequent contact.

“You’ve got two leaders that are invigorating and transforming their economies, to benefit the people of the U.S. and the people of Canada.”

Hoekstra insisted there is no “discrepancy” between his calls for win-win economic arrangements between Canada and the U.S. and Trump’s repeated claim that America doesn’t need Canadian imports and doesn’t want Canadian-made cars.

“There is absolutely no discrepancy between me and the president. The president clearly is the decision-maker,” he said.

Though he said the U.S. intends to continue imposing tariffs on imports from multiple countries, including Canada, he argued there’s room to resolve …