Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Sabia in Washington to continue trade talks.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, but suggested it’s unlikely American tariffs, which are still causing economic pain for major Canadian sectors, will be lifted in the immediate future.
The conversation fell on the day that most of Canada’s counter-tariffs on U.S. goods were lifted — a move seen as a goodwill gesture as Carney’s government pushes for Trump to lift tariffs on industries including steel and aluminum.The prime minister characterized his Monday talk with Trump as a “good conversation.”
“We spoke at length on a wide range of issues, including on trade, but geopolitical, other issues, labour issues, et cetera,” Carney said on his way into a meeting with his cabinet in the Greater Toronto Area. Carney said his new clerk of the Privy Council, Michael Sabia, is in the U.S. capital to meet with American counterparts. Sabia joins a revolving door of officials, including senior cabinet members, who have travelled south to speak with U.S. lawmakers and members of the Trump administration. ”Don’t expect immediate white smoke on one of these strategic sectors. But that’s the type of conversation that we’re having and will continue to have,” said Carney of Sabia’s visit.
Source: cbc.ca/news
