‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks

The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

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BY NEIL MOSS

May 7, 2025

After his first visit to the White House for a meeting with United States President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s path towards the start of Canada-U.S. negotiations to end the mounting trade war is murky with uncertainty.

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