Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is ready to “pick up” trade discussions after U.S. President Donald Trump cancelled talks over a TV ad from the Ontario government.
“A lot of progress has been made, and we stand ready to pick up on that progress and build on that progress when the Americans are ready to have those discussions,” said Carney in Ottawa on Oct. 24, as he was about to board his flight to Asia.
Carney said “detailed, constructive negotiations” had taken place with the Trump administration around the sectors of steel, aluminum, and energy. The metals industry has been hit particularly hard by Trump’s sectoral tariffs imposed on national security grounds….