According to US President Donald Trump, trade talks are “complicated,” but Canada will be “very happy” with any future agreement. During a friendly meeting at the White House with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Trump claimed that automakers “hurt” the US by establishing operations across the border, putting the two neighbors “in competition.”
Carney expressed his confidence that they would “get the right deal” with Canada’s main trading partner, the United States. Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre, Canada’s chief opposition figure, had stated that the visit would be a failure if no agreement was reached.
Even though Trump said that striking an agreement would be a difficult task, both men appeared hopeful about the likelihood of achieving so during Tuesday’s White House visit, which was Carney’s second since assuming office in March.
Although he has permitted exemptions for goods covered by the USMCA, a free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada that Trump negotiated during his first term, the US president has imposed a 35% tax on Canadian imports. Additionally, Trump has levied sector-specific taxes on Canadian imports, such as 25% on cars and 50% on metals.
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