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Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday Canadian and American officials are currently “negotiating terms” of a deal on tariffs a day after he met with the U.S. president to try and bring the trade war to a close — and Canada will come out ahead when the two sides come to an agreement.
Carney says Canada-U.S. officials are currently ‘negotiating terms’ of a deal on tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday Canadian and American officials are currently “negotiating terms” of a deal on tariffs a day after he met with the U.S. president to try and bring the trade war to a close — and Canada will come out ahead when the two sides come to an agreement.
Speaking in question period while facing pointed questions from the Opposition about what he accomplished out of his Oval Office sit-down with U.S. President Donald Trump, Carney said Canada already “has the best deal with the Americans” — most products are still being sold into the U.S. tariff-free despite Trump’s trade action — and “we will get an even better deal.”
“We are still negotiating further gains in major sectors,” Carney said. “As we speak, our team is negotiating. This is not just words. We will get a deal.”
While the initial focus is on a deal related to the steel, aluminum and energy sectors, Carney said the two sides are “working on the modalities of an auto agreement” and some sort of solution to the punishing tariffs on the forestry sector. “We will only accept the best deal on softwood lumber,” Carney said.
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