President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will likely talk “over the next number of days” after the US imposed a 35% tariff on goods not covered by the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, a Canadian official said on Sunday. Dominic LeBlanc, the federal cabinet minister in charge of US-Canada trade, also told CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that he was “encouraged” by recent discussions and believed a deal to bring down tariffs remained an option. “We’re encouraged by the conversations with Secretary Lutnick and Ambassador Greer, but we’re not yet where we need to go to get the deal that’s in the best interest of the two economies,” LeBlanc said, referring to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
Author: Reuters
Published at: 2025-08-03 21:50:24
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