Reading Between the Lines on the State of the Canada-US Trade Deal

News Analysis
There’s been very little publicly shared about the progress of Ottawa-Washington trade talks, but what little has been revealed in recent weeks hasn’t been very positive.
Publicly, the cabinet has said the trade talks with the Trump administration are moving along positively, while at the same time stressing that they need to keep the discussions to the negotiating table and that they can’t disclose much more. 
But from what can be gathered from public records, whether it’s the state of communication between the two leaders or messaging around the need to accelerate internal efforts to build resilience, it appears Canada isn’t on the verge of a breakthrough….