Carney says trade talks in ‘intense phase’ after Trump scores win with European Union
CANADA, JUL 28 – Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada-US trade talks are in an intense phase as the U.S. threatens to raise tariffs to 35% on Canadian goods by Aug. 1, officials said.
- On Monday, former Prime Minister Stephen Harper told legislators that Canada must diversify its export markets, calling it a wake-up call beyond U.S. dependence.
- Prime Minister Carney says his government is still deep in trade talks with the Trump administration despite recent comments from President Donald Trump that suggested a deal with Canada wasn’t a priority.
- At the conference, Carney said negotiations are in an 'intense phase' amid ongoing discussions about U.S.-Canada trade, highlighting the current diplomatic efforts.
- Harper told the conference that Canada should no longer rely on Washington for security, as negotiations are in an 'intensive phase.'
- Looking ahead, Harper pointed to the CPTPP as a pathway to rule-based trade and warned that China is undermining global trade through WTO mechanisms.
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Ottawa. The trade talks between Canada and the United States are in a “intense” phase, Prime Minister Mark Carney told the press yesterday, who reiterated that a tariff-free agreement is unlikely. “The negotiations are in an intense phase. It is a complex intermediation (...) We will only sign an agreement that is the right one,” Carney told the press. “There is a possible landing zone, but we have to reach it, and we will see what happens,” he …
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney sees ‘landing zone’ for trade deal with US
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney said his government is still in deep trade talks with the Donald Trump administration despite recent comments from the US president that suggested a deal with Ottawa wasn’t a priority.


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Former PM Harper Says He Told Carney to Diversify Trade Away From US
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he recently advised the Liberal government to diversify its trade away from the United States amid the ongoing tariff disputes, which he said was “the opposite” advice that he would have given just a year ago. The former Conservative leader made the comments at a July 28 Canada-U.S. relations conference in Saskatoon. Harper said he would’ve told Prime Minister Mark Carney a year ago that Ottawa had a “si…
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