Trump, Carney to Meet in Washington as Trade Fight Drags On
US Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum, Autos and Lumber Remain in Place
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Mark Carney will head to the White House on Oct. 7, his second visit as Canada’s prime minister, as officials from the two countries negotiate on trade and security issues.
Carney and President Donald Trump will hold working meetings that day, according to a statement from the prime minister’s office on Oct. 3.
He visited Washington in early May, the week after he led his Liberal Party to victory in a national election.
At that meeting, the prime minister sought to discourage Trump from making further statements about Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state — comments that have infuriated Canadians and contributed to boycotts of U.S. travel and products. “As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale,” Carney told Trump at the time.
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The two men also met at the Group of Seven leaders’ summit in Alberta in June. After that gathering, Carney said they would try to reach an agreement on trade and tariffs in July.
Instead, on July 31, Trump announced the U.S. would increase the so-called fentanyl tariffs on Canadian products to 35%. However, those tariffs don’t apply to most of the goods trade between the two countries.
U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum, autos and lumber — all major export industries for Canada — remain in place.
