Liberal leadership candidate Frank Baylis says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada91裸聊视频檚 premiers have been approaching President Donald Trump91裸聊视频檚 trade threats all wrong.

The Montreal businessman said Thursday the leaders have made 91裸聊视频渕istake after mistake,91裸聊视频� starting with Trudeau91裸聊视频檚 decision to rush to Trump91裸聊视频檚 Mar-a-Lago Florida resort in November soon after he threatened Canada with tariffs.

Baylis told The Canadian Press in an interview that a government led by him would take the opposite approach. He said the only way to deal with a bully like Trump is to dig in your heels and refuse to offer him anything.

91裸聊视频淵ou don91裸聊视频檛 fly down to his private residence when he91裸聊视频檚 not even the president. That91裸聊视频檚 completely acquiescent to him,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淲hat happened after we visited? Did he become more aggressive or less?91裸聊视频�

Ottawa produced a $1.3 billion plan to upgrade border security after Trump complained about drugs and illegal immigrants entering the United States 91裸聊视频� problems the U.S. largely has with Mexico, not Canada.

But while Trump paused his initial 25 per cent tariff threat, he has not taken it off the table and has since escalated by taking aim at steel and aluminum imports.

Baylis said that while the premiers flew down 91裸聊视频渆n masse91裸聊视频� to Washington earlier this month, none of them managed to get a meeting with the president or vice-president.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e missing leadership from A to Z on this and when I91裸聊视频檓 prime minister, that91裸聊视频檚 all going to stop,91裸聊视频� he said.

Baylis said he would deal with Trump better than his opponents have, due to his strong business background and experience in negotiating contracts with Americans.

91裸聊视频淲hether we like it or not, the Americans have put as a president a highly aggressive bully of a man, who91裸聊视频檚 a businessman,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淎nd people coming from a genteel world of bureaucrats or banking, they91裸聊视频檙e not going to know how to deal with this character.91裸聊视频�

The comment was a nod to the presumed front-runner in the leadership race: Mark Carney, a former Bank of Canada governor and former senior Department of Finance official.

91裸聊视频淭his is not a negotiation. This is really about a shakedown,91裸聊视频� Baylis said. 91裸聊视频淭his is about intimidation and seeing how much he can continue to take for free. So unless we put a stop to that, it91裸聊视频檒l just continue.91裸聊视频�

Baylis is a longtime party activist who successfully ran in 2015 under the Liberal banner, but chose not to re-offer in 2019. He was the first candidate to announce he would run to replace Trudeau.

Baylis sold his company Baylis Medical Company Inc. to Boston Scientific Corporation in 2022 for $1.75 billion. He said he has negotiated countless times with Americans during his career.

91裸聊视频淭he Donald Trump types I91裸聊视频檝e met many times, so this is not new to me,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 not going to be learning on the job, and I91裸聊视频檓 not going to be spraying bullets all over the place, trying and helping and hoping.91裸聊视频�

Baylis is one of five Liberal leadership candidates who will square off in a set of televised debates in Montreal on Monday and Tuesday.

Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, former Liberal House leader Karina Gould and former Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla are also seeking the party91裸聊视频檚 top job.

Freeland has centred her entire campaign on proving that she91裸聊视频檚 the strongest fighter to take on Trump. Carney has based his campaign on his economic and business experience.

Liberals select their next leader in just over two weeks.

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press