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Mark Carney Says Canada-U.S. Trade Talks Intensified After Trump Call
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Trade talks between Canada and the U.S. intensified after Carney-Trump call. Progress reported; red lines removed, negotiations not yet finalized.
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Trade Talks, Tariffs, Politics
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada-U.S. trade talks have intensified after he spoke with President Donald Trump, and Carney told reporters that “We are making progress, but it’s not over yet.”
Carney also said some of Canada’s “red lines” had been removed, notably on language, culture and the ability to negotiate trade agreements, while he warned that “They want less and offer more, but we’re not quite there yet.”
In Washington, Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin said Democrats would work to end U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on allies including Canada, telling CBC News, “We’re going to put an end to these tariffs.”
Raskin linked the pledge to congressional authority, saying, “Congress controls taxes and tariffs under the Constitution,” and he added that Democrats would move “very quickly” on tariffs.
What Congress Can Change
Carney maintained that Canada’s push to reduce economic dependence on the U.S. would not change after Trump’s Republican Party suffered a crushing midterm election defeat, and an official said trade negotiations would still be held with Trump’s White House. Raskin told CBC News that Democrats wanted “free and fair trade with Canada like the rest of the world,” and he said the party would be “very much on our agenda.”
Carlo Dade, director of International Policy and the New North America Initiative at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, argued that the election results would do little to constrain Trump’s ability to impose tariffs, saying, “Nothing.” Dade also said Congress had delegated significant tariff authority to the president, and he pointed to a Senate vote, saying, “the Senate voted 51-48 to repeal the tariffs on Canada, yet we still have the tariffs.”
Stakes for Canada’s Economy
Carney said the talks would become “more intensive” as Washington asked for less and offered more, and he warned that important areas remained unresolved and that “no agreement has yet been reached.”
“Every tariff, whether imposed by Washington or by Ottawa, adds cost at each crossing.”
The Globe and Mail tied the trade war with Canada to midterm races, saying Democrats flipped both the House of Representatives and Senate and that the trade war with Canada put pressure on Trump’s second administration.
The Globe and Mail reported that policy analysts at Advancing American Freedom found that trade between Canada and the U.S. fell by US$50-billion in the past year, and it said Statistics Canada recorded a drop in tourism from Canada across the U.S. of about 24 per cent since January 2025.
Brian P. McGuire, President and CEO of the Associated Equipment Distributors, warned that “Every tariff, whether imposed by Washington or by Ottawa, adds cost at each crossing,” and he said those costs are paid by farmers, contractors and municipalities, and “in the end by Canadian families.”