Lutnick says Canadian minister didn’t deny trying to ‘blow up’ negotiations

September 2, 2026

National Post: “Friday at 4 o’clock, the Canadians call. They start adding crazy ideas to the mix. So, I said to one of the ministers, ‘are you actually trying to blow this up?’ And his answer to me was, ‘I’m not allowed to say that.’ And they blew it up for political reasons only,” Lutnick said…