Prime Minister Mark Carney and United States President Donald Trump held a phone conversation for the first time since the July 31 trade deadline passed, Carney says.
In an Aug. 21 post on social media, Carney said he had a “productive and wide-ranging conversation” with the U.S. president that morning.
“We focused on trade challenges, opportunities, building a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S., and supporting long-term peace and security for Ukraine and Europe,” he said.
A readout of the call from Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the Aug. 21 conversation included discussion on trade challenges, opportunities, and the “shared priorities in a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S.” …