Prime Minister Mark Carney and Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, expressed confidence a new trade deal will be reached with the United States, even after 35 per cent tariffs were imposed late last week.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his trade minister, Dominic LeBlanc, have expressed confidence that a trade agreement with the United States can be reached, despite ongoing tariff disputes. LeBlanc, after recent discussions in Washington, noted that while no deal was finalized, there remains significant common ground between the two countries, and further talks are expected between Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump.

The U.S. recently raised tariffs to 35% on certain Canadian exports, affecting key sectors such as steel, aluminum, autos, lumber, and copper. While most Canadian exports remain duty-free, officials acknowledge that a deal entirely without tariffs is unlikely. Both governments continue negotiations, aiming to bring economic certainty and stability to their trading relationship.

Canadian officials confident U.S. trade deal will be reached

Prime Minister Mark Carney at Vancouver's Pride Parade. Dialed in on the celebration. Let's focus on pride. It's, look, Canada is strong. We can give ourselves far more than anyone can take away. But unable to shake questions about trade and tariffs. Building Canada, building in a Canadian way. Building sustainably, building together, building positively. And that's what we're going to do. And yes, we will come to something with the Americans. His minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade also talking tariffs on American television. So we're going to continue to do the work. We left always with a better understanding of the American concerns in the trading relationship. Dominic LeBlanc left Washington last week without a deal. But says there's still room for a resolution that brings economic certainty to both sides of the border. We believe there's a great deal of common ground between the United States and Canada in terms of building two strong economies that work well together. LeBlanc says he also expects Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump to speak over the next few days. Trump raised the tariff rate to 35% on some Canadian exports to the U.S. effective August 1st. Trump left for his golf resort in New Jersey this weekend with no public events. But his team is still talking, attempting to show strength but leaving room for negotiations. The president is trying to fix the terms of trade with Canada. And if there's a way to a deal, we'll find it. And if it's not, we'll have the tariff levels that we have. We have eight deals that cover about 55% of the world GDP with our biggest trading partners. For the deals that aren't ready yet, they're going to get the reciprocal rates, you know, soon. And then we would expect that there might continue to be negotiations with those countries. You know, about 95% of Canada's exports remain duty free. Though key sectors, steel, aluminum, autos, lumber, and copper are deeply affected. Last week, Carney said a deal entirely without tariffs is improbable and that negotiations will determine their size and scope. Now, Hassett mentioned reciprocal tariffs. When those were first announced in the spring, markets tanked and Trump hit pause. But his team insists that won't happen again. Yeah, they say tariffs are here to stay. Some within his team also say more recently, markets have reacted positively to Trump's policies. They don't expect another downturn, but Asha, analysts will be watching. They will, that's for sure. Karen Pauls in Washington. Thank you.

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