Overview
- Carney’s office says Wiseman will head Canada’s negotiations with Washington for the mandated USMCA review.
- Wiseman has held senior roles at BlackRock, Boston Consulting Group, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Alberta Investment Management Corporation.
- He was added by Carney to the Prime Minister’s Council on Canada–U.S. Relations and has been reported as a longtime ally and donor to the prime minister and the Liberal Party.
- The USMCA requires a joint review in 2026, with the first formal review date set for July 1, and U.S. negotiators are expected to seek changes to the pact.
- Recent efforts to remove U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and softwood lumber stalled after President Donald Trump objected to Ontario anti-tariff ads, The Globe and Mail reported.