The prospect of steep new tariffs on Canada by U.S. President Donald Trump has reignited calls for retaliation and using more leverage in trade negotiations, but some experts say Canada has few options at its disposal. Story continues below advertisement“We are united in direction and objective and purpose and seriousness about the response,” Carney said. So are critical minerals, which U.S. officials including Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra have said the Trump administration remains keen on gaining access to under a future economic deal. Schotter added that critical minerals could still be put on the table in negotiations, but as an opportunity rather than the “big stick” Eby proposed. Schotter added Canadian officials should be further lobbying U.S. buyers of critical minerals to push that message to the Trump administration, noting the same should be done for energy.