Politics · Canada · 1 hr ago
Carney says he had a good conversation with Trump on trade
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with US President Donald Trump about trade relations.
Carney said the conversation built on recent constructive discussions about a possible Canada-US trade deal.
He said an agreement should create jobs, make life more affordable for families and protect Canada’s interests.
Representatives from both countries will keep working on a deal in the coming weeks.
Carney said the Trump administration has moved closer to Canada’s position, but he cannot guarantee Trump would honour any agreement they sign.
He said Canada has clear limits and was not willing to accept the offer made in August.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had a “good conversation” with U.S. President Donald Trump about future Canada-U.S. trade.
Carney said the discussion built on recent constructive talks about a possible trade deal.
He said the deal should create jobs, improve affordability for families and respect Canada’s languages, culture and sovereignty.
Carney said the two countries’ teams would work in the coming weeks toward an agreement.
He said Canada was not willing to sign the deal offered in August and wanted an agreement with clear bottom lines.
- Who
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump.
- What
- They had a conversation about future trade between Canada and the United States.
- When
- Carney said so on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- They discussed the outlines of a possible trade deal that Carney said should benefit both countries.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Carney told reporters that Canada was not yet in a position to agree to a U.S. trade deal.
Carney said he had a good conversation with Trump about future trade and that their teams would work toward a deal.
U.S. midterm elections were due to take place, with the Canada-U.S. trade dispute an issue among some candidates.
- Participants
- Mark Carney and Donald Trump
- Possible agreement
- Canada-U.S. trade deal
- Next steps
- Teams to work in the coming weeks
- Previous offer
- Carney said Canada was not willing to sign the offer made in August
- Election timing
- U.S. midterm elections were due on Tuesday
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Our teams will now be working in the coming weeks to deliver that outcome
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Which means that we were not willing to sign what was offered in August
We think there's deals that are in the best interests of Canada, first and foremost, but also are in the interests of the United States. That's always been the case. We've been consistent
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Good conversation with President @realDonaldTrump on the future of Canada-U.S. trade. This builds on our recent constructive discussions on the outlines of a mutually beneficial trade deal that would create jobs for our workers, boost affordability for families, and fully