Trump, Carney Revive Trade Talks as U.S.-Canada Tariff Fight Drags Into 3rd Month
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Updated · POLITICO · Nov 4
Trump, Carney Revive Trade Talks as U.S.-Canada Tariff Fight Drags Into 3rd Month
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Nov 4
Summary
A weekend phone call between Donald Trump and Mark Carney reopened a path to a U.S.-Canada trade agreement, with Carney saying both sides aim to reach a deal in the coming weeks.
Jamieson Greer, Trump’s top trade adviser, has privately pressed the president to restart negotiations and cool the dispute, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
The push highlights a split inside Trump’s team: Greer wants to lower tensions, while Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has resisted Canadian demands for tariff cuts even as he stepped up contacts with Ottawa.
August’s collapse in talks triggered a broad trade war hitting sectors from autos to dairy and turned the tariff fight into an issue in key midterm battleground campaigns.
Carney’s latest optimism marks a shift from his earlier stance that Canada could wait for a new U.S. president before striking an acceptable deal.