Trump says US and Canada have a trade deal, but key terms remain unclear
Trump said the preliminary accord will ease some U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods as negotiators race to finalize terms before a three-day tariff pause ends.
- Trump announced a three-day pause on taxes for $20 billion worth of Canadian imports shortly before they were set to start, via social media on Tuesday night.
- At a White House briefing on Wednesday, Trump stated that talks with Canada resulted in a very fair deal for both countries.
- Trump claimed Canada agreed to end tariffs on U.S. agricultural products.
- Trump hinted that the Keystone XL pipeline could be restarted following the tariff pause announcement.
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US, Canada resume talks to finalize trade deal as details emerge
The talks in Washington came after Prime Minister Mark Carney briefed Canada's regional leaders on the outlines of a pact to stabilize bilateral trade. Canada's minister in charge of bilateral trade with its southern neighbor, Dominic LeBlanc, was in Washington Thursday to meet US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. "I am always looking forward to be back at work," he told reporters without going into details about the trade negotiations. On We…
The parties reached an agreement before Trump imposed new 50% tariffs on Canadian products
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Washington TimesTrump says U.S. and Canada have a trade deal, but key terms remain unclear
Canada and the United States have moved closer to finalizing a trade agreement that would avert threatened 50% U.S. tariffs. A senior Canadian official calls the emerging terms “a very good deal for Canada” while cautioning that negotiations are not…
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