Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested Tuesday that Canada and the U.S. join forces to ensure both countries have enough fertilizer without having to import potash from outside North America—including from Belarus. (The Logic)

Talking point: The U.S. gets about 85 per cent of its potash—a key ingredient in fertilizer—from Canada, where it is mined in Saskatchewan. President Donald Trump exempted the potassium-rich minerals from tariffs, but on Monday he posted that the U.S. was “working on a massive Deal” to buy potash from Belarus, a Russian ally, at a lower price. He backtracked on Tuesday. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, who called the Belarusian product “blood potash” because the country uses money from its sale to “support Russian aggression” in Ukraine, said he was not surprised. Carney said he would welcome co-operating with the U.S. to set up a self-sufficient supply of ammonia and other fertilizer ingredients too. “That would be good for Canadian farmers, it would be great for American farmers and it’s an opportunity we’re prepared to explore.”

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