Carney signals progress on Canada-US trade deal talks as midterms loom

Canadian PM Carney announces progress in Canada-US trade deal talks ahead of US midterm elections on November 3.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced progress towards a future trade deal with the United States, which could help ease tensions between the two North American neighbours.

The Sunday announcement came just two days before the November 3 US midterm elections, which will determine control of the US Congress.

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“Good conversation with US President Donald Trump on the future of Canada-U.S. trade,” Carney posted on X on Sunday.

Ties between Ottawa and Washington have been strained by an escalating trade war , with Canada and the US imposing billions of dollars in tariffs on each other’s goods in recent months.

“Teams from both countries will be working in the coming weeks to deliver that outcome,” Carney said. “This builds on recent constructive discussions on the outlines of a mutually beneficial trade deal.”

In his second term, Trump has upended global trade by imposing tariffs on many of the US’s allies, including Canada – one of the US’s biggest trading partners.

In August, high-level trade talks between Ottawa and Washington broke down, and Trump imposed a 50 percent levy on $20bn of Canadian goods, or 5.5 percent of its exports. Canada responded with equivalent tariffs on US steel, dairy, appliances, farm equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics.

Trump said last week that he expected a new trade agreement with Canada to be reached “pretty soon”, but offered no details.

The trade tensions with Canada have become an issue in the midterm elections, particularly in Michigan and Maine, where Republican candidates have faced pressure over tariffs that have hurt local businesses.

Canada has sought to diversify its trade options and recently welcomed a European Union offer to become an “associate member”.

Carney praised the proposal’s ambition, describing his goal as a “unique alliance” rather than conventional EU membership.

加拿大总理卡尼宣布，在11月3日美国中期选举前夕，加美贸易协议谈判取得进展。

卡尼支持加拿大加入欧盟，以应对特朗普的关税威胁

加拿大总理马克·卡尼宣布，加拿大与美国在达成未来贸易协议方面取得了进展，这可能有助于缓解这两个北美邻国之间的紧张关系。

周日发布的这一声明距离11月3日举行的美国中期选举仅两天，此次选举将决定美国国会的控制权。

列表 1/4：加拿大与阿联酋签署贸易协议，力图拓展非美国市场

加拿大央行三年来首次加息（共4条，此为第2条）

加拿大-欧盟峰会（共 4 个议题）之 3：双方都想要什么，以及利害关系是什么？

欧盟撤回对加拿大成为“联系成员国”的决定（共4条，此为第4条）

卡尼周日在X上发帖称：“与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普就加美贸易的未来进行了良好的对话。”

由于贸易战不断升级，渥太华和华盛顿之间的关系变得紧张，近几个月来，加拿大和美国互相对对方商品加征了数十亿美元的关税。

卡尼表示：“未来几周，两国团队将共同努力，争取达成这一目标。这是建立在近期双方就互利贸易协议框架进行的建设性磋商之上的。”

特朗普在其第二个任期内，对包括美国最大的贸易伙伴之一加拿大在内的许多美国盟友征收关税，颠覆了全球贸易。

8月，渥太华和华盛顿之间的高级别贸易谈判破裂，特朗普对价值200亿美元的加拿大商品加征50%的关税，约占加拿大出口总额的5.5%。加拿大随即对美国钢铁、乳制品、家电、农用设备、纸浆和纸张以及电子产品加征了同等税率的关税。

特朗普上周表示，他预计很快将与加拿大达成新的贸易协议，但没有提供任何细节。

与加拿大的贸易紧张局势已成为中期选举中的一个问题，尤其是在密歇根州和缅因州，共和党候选人因关税损害了当地企业而面临压力。

加拿大一直寻求贸易选择多元化，最近欣然接受了欧盟提出的成为“联系成员国”的提议。

卡尼赞扬了该提案的雄心壮志，称其目标是建立一个“独特的联盟”，而不是传统的欧盟成员国身份。