The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that Prime Minister Mark Carney formally announced that Canada's next ambassador to the United States will be Mark Wiseman, a plain-spoken deal-maker with deep business relationships who will head to Washington with the goal of securing trade peace. The Globe's James Bradshaw and Stephanie Levitz write that Mr. Wiseman will assume the role on Feb. 15 and be key to the government's efforts to advance Canada-U.S. priorities. The appointment puts Mr. Wiseman, a former lawyer and pension-fund executive who has stewarded money for some of the world's largest investors, in a position of influence as Canada seeks to restore fraught trade and defence ties with the U.S. Mr. Wiseman, a close friend of Mr. Carney, replaces Kirsten Hillman, who had served in Washington since 2017. He will step into the role during the early stages of a planned review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the continental trade deal that continues to shield most Canadian exports from U.S. President Donald Trump's punitive tariffs. Mr. Carney has said the USMCA talks are now likely to also encompass tariffs that Mr. Trump has applied regardless of the pact, including levies on steel, aluminum and autos.