Canada's Carney makes second White House visit as trade tensions loom
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Canada's Carney makes second White House visit as trade tensions loom
"Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney is on his second visit to the White House in five months as he deals with increasing pressure to address US tariffs on steel, autos and other goods that are hurting Canada's economy. Carney and United States President Donald Trump met at the White House on Tuesday. list of 4 itemsend of list From the beginning, I liked him, and we've had a good relationship, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, sitting next to Carney."
"Among the topics up for discussion are trade and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which is critical to Canada's economy and is up for a review next year. Trump said he was willing to revisit the free trade agreement, which was enacted during his first term, or seek different deals. We could renegotiate it, and that would be good, or we can just do different deals, he said. We're allowed to do different deals."
Mark Carney visited the White House to address U.S. tariffs on steel, autos and other goods hurting Canada's economy. Carney and President Donald Trump met in the Oval Office to discuss tariffs and the possibility of lowering duties on key Canadian sectors to ease trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa. More than 77 percent of Canada's exports go to the U.S. Canadian officials and analysts downplayed the likelihood of an immediate trade deal and characterized continued talks as a success for Carney. Topics include the USMCA review next year, and Trump said he might revisit the agreement or pursue different deals.
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