Canada, U.S. to work ‘quickly’ on tariff deals after Carney-Trump meeting

Deals that will provide “greater certainty” to the steel, aluminum, and energy sectors, Canada-U.S., will begin “quickly” between the two nations. Dominic LeBlanc, Trade Minister, stated following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meeting with U.S. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump was in the White House. LeBlanc told reporters following the meeting that those deals will be a “first step” toward future conversations toward addressing sector-specific U.S. tariffs on other key Canadian industries including lumber and autos.
He stated, “We concluded what I believe to be a successful, constructive, and substantive conversation with President Trump on trade issues.” LeBlanc went on to say that “we talked about ways to quickly arrive at a deal that will bring, we hope, better circumstance to both countries in these sectors of significant importance” in the conversation today, which he described as “more detailed” than previous high-level talks. It came to a close with the president and prime minister directing me, my coworkers, and the cabinet secretaries of the president who were present to continue the conversation and quickly strike deals that, we believe, will provide greater certainty in energy, steel, and aluminum. Trump was asked earlier on Tuesday if Carney will leave Washington, D.C. with “a deal on tariffs” during their meeting in the Oval Office. “I believe they will be very content,” We have a lot of things that we’re working on that people don’t talk about,” Trump replied.
When asked after the meeting why Canada should be “happy” with the outcome despite not having a deal, LeBlanc stated that talks would accelerate, with additional meetings anticipated as soon as Tuesday evening. He declared, “People understandably want to see the results, and believe me, we do.” “We’re going to continue that work.” Last week, LeBlanc stated that Canada is focused on removing sectoral tariffs on steel, aluminum, lumber, and other industries from the United States. Trump has justified these tariffs under the trade law’s Section 232 national security pretext.