Mark Carney says US trade deal must be "in the interests of Canadians"

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said last week that he had discussed trade with President Donald Trump and was ready to negotiate once Washington was, while making clear that Ottawa would demand terms favorable to Canada. The remarks came as U.S.-Canada tariff talks, which collapsed in August and led each government to impose countermeasures, appeared to regain momentum. White House adviser Kevin Hassett said a deal was near, and Trump said an agreement could come within months or before the Nov. 3 midterms, depending on whether it helped the U.S. Canada’s trade minister, Dominic LeBlanc, has been in contact with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, but an anonymous U.S. official told Bloomberg that Canada had not yet offered enough and that Trump would accept only terms benefiting the United States. The negotiations remain unresolved and politically significant.