Prime Minister Mark Carney reiterated that Canada is ready to resume trade talks with the United States following an Oct. 25 announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump that he will raise tariffs on Canadian goods by 10 percent, “over and above what they are paying now.”
Speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he attended the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit on Oct. 26, Carney said his team is “ready to work” with the Trump administration to continue where they stopped in their discussions.
“As I emphasized the other day, the Government of Canada stands ready to build on the progress that we had been making in our negotiations or discussions with our American counterparts, and we have a consistent focus in those discussions of doing the best deal for Canadian workers and their families,” the prime minister said, referring to his remarks made ahead of his trip to Asia on Oct. 24….