Liberal Leader Mark Carney says Canada will exempt Winnipeg's NFI Group from Canadian counter-tariffs on U.S. materials to allow the bus manufacturer to remain competitive on both sides of the border.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney said Tuesday that while he didn't meet with Indigenous people or announce new policies while visiting the city with the largest urban Indigenous population in Canada, reconciliation is still fundamental for his party.

Fresh on the heels of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s visit to Winnipeg over the weekend, Liberal Leader Mark Carney was in town Tuesday, as the prime minister hopeful visited Winnipeg’s New Flyer Industries on the eve of when United States tariffs are expected to be announced.