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Canada and United States resume trade talks after August breakdown

Renewed negotiations could ease tariffs on Canadian goods and affect cross-border farm, steel and auto trade, though no deal is final.

Photo: WZTV

What happened

Prime Minister Mark Carney said trade negotiations with the United States have become more intense since his call with President Donald Trump over the weekend. 650 CKOM+1 Carney said the talks had made progress but were not finished, and that some Canadian red lines, including language, culture and Canada's ability to negotiate trade deals with other markets, had been taken off the table. 650 CKOM Trump said a deal with Canada was coming very soon and claimed Canada would provide fertilizer to the United States tariff-free. 650 CKOM Both leaders described the weekend talks as constructive, with negotiators expected to work toward an agreement in the coming weeks. AP News+1 Neither government has released agreed text, a joint statement or a timetable for a final accord. NetNewsLedger

Around it

Carney called off formal trade talks with the United States in August at the eleventh hour. 650 CKOM+1 The talks reportedly involve the proposed Keystone XL pipeline and possible relief from U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel, automobiles and agricultural products. WZTV+2 Trump's claims about tariff-free farm trade were not fully established, and Canada does not charge export tariffs on fertilizer or its components, including potash. 650 CKOM+1

What comes next

Canadian and American negotiating teams are expected to keep working in the coming weeks toward an agreement. AP News+1

Sources

  1. 650 CKOMMore intense U.S. trade negotiations have started, Carney says
  2. WZTVWashington and Ottawa attempt trade truce with renewed talks
  3. AP NewsCarney and Trump discuss potential deal to ease trade war
  4. NetNewsLedgerNetNewsLedger, Canada and U.S. revive trade talks but key terms remain unsettled

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