Provincial sources say trade deal not done yet<\/p>\n
Multiple provincial sources are sharing cautious optimism with CTV News following a briefing with Carney on the tentative trade deal between Canada and the U.S. However, they also emphasized that the deal is not done yet.<\/p>\n
In a post to Truth Social late Tuesday<\/a>, Trump said the countries \u201chave a deal,\u201d but sources say that characterization is not accurate and further negotiations are ongoing.<\/p>\n The provincial sources also tell CTV News that Carney personally asked the premiers to return U.S. alcohol to store shelves. He even told them he will bear any public pushback if that happens.<\/p>\n According to a recent Nanos Research survey, most Canadians say they won\u2019t purchase U.S. booze<\/a> if its returns to stores.<\/p>\n As for the tariff reduction coming to Canada, the sources say half of the impact will be felt in Ontario, with the other half affecting the rest of Canada.<\/p>\n One source indicated that this is enough to get Ontario Premier Doug Ford on board.<\/p>\n Stephanie Ha,<\/a> bureau manager, Ottawa News Bureau<\/p>\n With files from CTV News\u2019 chief political correspondent Vassy Kapelos<\/p>\n ‘I don’t have sufficient information in order to decide if it’s a good agreement’: Quebec premier Quebec Premier Christine Fr\u00e9chette says she needs to ‘get more information from Ottawa’ to determine if the tentative Canada-U.S. tariff deal is a good one. <\/p>\n More details on potential deal needed: Quebec premier<\/p>\n Quebec Premier Christine Fr\u00e9chette says she doesn\u2019t have enough information to determine whether the tentative Canada-U.S. tariff deal is a good agreement for her province.<\/p>\n Fr\u00e9chette spoke to reporters outside her office following a meeting with Carney and the nation\u2019s premiers on a potential agreement before new tariffs were set to take effect Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cI have to get more information from Ottawa. I\u2019ve asked many questions, and they have taken note, and we will talk again tomorrow, or maybe Friday. We\u2019ll see,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I get all the information, I\u2019ll be able to decide if it\u2019s a good agreement or not for Quebec,\u201d she added. \u201cI\u2019m here to protect businesses, workers and supply management needs to be maintained; the cultural exception needs to be maintained, and therefore, until I get new information I won\u2019t be able to position myself.\u201d<\/p>\n Robin Della Corte<\/a>, CTV News Montreal journalist<\/p>\n Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told reporters Wednesday that the tentative trade deal between Canada and the U.S. is good for both countries, as well as the province. <\/p>\n \u201cWe need to have, in many ways, preferred market access to our largest trading partner,\u201d Moe said. \u201cI feel that is what we\u2019re in the process of achieving.\u201d<\/p>\n While these tariffs have only affected roughly five per cent of the Saskatchewan economy, Moe said the status quo was not possible and negotiators had to find the best path forward with the country\u2019s largest trading partner.<\/p>\n He said the deal means Canada will have the best trade agreement of any country in the world with the United States.<\/p>\n CTV News Saskatoon staff<\/a><\/p>\n Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n U.S. booze could return if deal reached: N.W.T. premier<\/p>\n Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson says the territory is prepared to put U.S. alcohol back on the shelves once Canada and the United States finalize a new trade deal.<\/p>\n He added that Canadians would welcome a return to the close relationship the two countries once had, but recognizes the current circumstances are different.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that we need to accept the reality that those days are gone, and it\u2019s a different trading environment now going forward, with President Trump in the White House,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Simpson said he isn\u2019t convinced a change in the White House or a different political party would necessarily restore the previous relationship.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we need to do is make sure that we can get the best deal that we can get,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Tammy Ibrahimpoor<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n Meeting between cabinet, first ministers \u2018constructive\u2019: LeBlanc<\/p>\n Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the meeting between cabinet and the nation\u2019s premiers was a \u201cconstructive and, frankly, very important conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe prime minister updated the premiers on where we were in terms of our discussions with the United States,\u201d LeBlanc told reporters Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have more work to do,\u201d he added before leaving the scrum.<\/p>\n Kayla Thompson<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n Sectoral tariffs reduced: sources<\/p>\n Multiple sources tell CTV News there are reductions in sectoral tariffs, such as steel and aluminum, as part of the agreement with the United States, but none of the sources knew the scope of those reductions.<\/p>\n As for how the public will respond, sources also tell CTV News the details of those sectorial tariffs will \u201cmake or break the deal\u201d politically for Prime Minister Mark Carney.<\/p>\n CTV News Ottawa Bureau<\/p>\n CTV National News: Trump extends tariff deadline as Canada, U.S. continue to hammer out a deal Vassy Kapelos discusses U.S. President Trump extending the tariff deadline as Canada and the U.S. work to hammer out a deal affecting $30B in Canadian goods. <\/p>\n \u2018Probably have a deal with Canada\u2019: Trump <\/p>\n Speaking to reporters in Washington on Wednesday Trump said the U.S. \u201cprobably\u201d has \u201ca deal with Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe delayed it for three days, because I think we have a deal with the prime minister and a good deal for everybody,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Kayla Thompson<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s aluminum sector is under \u201cmajor\u201d tariff pressure, but the United States is \u201cpaying the brunt of those,\u201d said Aluminium Association of Canada\u2019s president and CEO Jean Simard.<\/p>\n \u201cRight now, the U.S. is paying much more per ton of aluminum than Europe, because basically, they need the metal,\u201d Simard said in an interview with CTV News Channel on Wednesday.<\/p>\n By the fall of 2025, exports of unwrought aluminum and aluminum alloys were down 26 per cent from levels reported the previous November, according to Statistics Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n Simard says once the Middle East conflict between the U.S. and Iran began, the American inventory shrank from six weeks to one, meaning Canada could raise the price of aluminum for a U.S. market desperate for product.<\/p>\n \u201cThat tension between supply and demand just kept the price going higher,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Aarjavee Raaj<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n \u2018Time is on our side\u2019: Aluminum Association of Canada president on trade negotiations President of the Aluminum Association of Canada Jean Simard on the trade talks with the U.S. and how additional tariffs would impact the aluminum industry. <\/p>\n \u2018Finish the damn thing\u2019: Former Alberta premier on Keystone pipeline<\/p>\n A former Alberta premier says he\u2019s encouraged by renewed discussions about the Keystone XL Pipeline.<\/p>\n Jason Kenney told CTV News Wednesday it\u2019s time to \u201cjust get \u2018er done\u201d and expand the project.<\/p>\n \u201cThe U.S. does need a reliable secure source of energy, and (this) could be that,\u201d he said. \u201cWith this project, we would be.\u201d<\/p>\n The long-abandoned pipeline project starts in Hardisty, Alta., a town northeast of Red Deer.<\/p>\n It would carry Canadian crude to the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n The expansion was originally proposed in 2008 but was shot down twice by Democrat administrations.<\/p>\n Experts estimate the expansion could increase Canadian crude exports to the U.S. by more than 12 per cent.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the best ways to deal with Trump\u2019s aggression against the Canadian economy is to give him a win, which is also a win for Canada,\u201d Kenney said.<\/p>\n \u201cThat would be a big pipeline going south.\u201d<\/p>\n Timm Bruch<\/a>, CTV News Calgary journalist <\/p>\n Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n Premier Smith talks pipelines<\/p>\n Alberta Premier Danielle Smith chimed in on Canada\u2019s tentative deal with Trump, which appears to involve the Keystone XL pipeline.<\/p>\n \u201cAlberta wants to build new pipelines west, east, north and south and we are always in discussions with industry to support these opportunities,\u201d she said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Smith also urged the federal government to restore free and fair trade with the U.S. \u201cwhile also diversifying and strengthening the Canadian economy.\u201d<\/p>\n Kayla Thompson<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n Carney will chair a cabinet meeting in Ottawa at 3 p.m. ET, followed by a meeting with premiers at 4:30 p.m. News media have been excluded from both.<\/p>\n CTV News heard earlier from Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc\u2019s office that he will meet Carney in Ottawa.<\/p>\n Luca Caruso-Moro<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n LeBlanc breezes past press<\/p>\n Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is back on Parliament Hill following a trip home from Washington. He was met by a group of reporters but did not speak to them, beyond saying hello and remarking it\u2019s \u201cless humid\u201d in Ottawa.<\/p>\n Luca Caruso-Moro<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n Details of potential deal key to ending booze ban: O\u2019Toole<\/p>\n Ahead of a highly anticipated meeting between the prime minister and premiers, former federal Conservative leader Erin O\u2019Toole says the details of a potential deal with the United States will be key in determining whether provinces are prepared to lift bans on American booze.<\/p>\n \u201cThe alcohol on shelves is not a Canadian tariff. That\u2019s a decision by the provinces,\u201d O\u2019Toole, who also serves on the Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations, told CTV News Channel on Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s going to come down to the premiers working with the prime minister to say, \u2018yeah, we think this deal is good enough for certain sectors and some of our workers, that we will stop this symbolic act of boycotting the U.S. alcohol.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Multiple sources tell CTV News there are reductions in sectoral tariffs on the table as part of the agreement with the U.S., including steel and aluminum. However, O\u2019Toole notes it doesn\u2019t seem like there is much talk about any movement on softwood lumber.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I hope that provinces like B.C. and Ontario, will be able to work with the federal government on a made-in-Canada solution.\u201d<\/p>\n Samantha Pope,<\/a> CTV\u2019s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos senior producer<\/p>\n Canada must drop retaliation to avoid tariffs, says U.S. trade rep Erin O’Toole, former leader of the Conservatie Party of Canada, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss Canada-U.S. trade negotiations. <\/p>\n Trump says \u2018no tariffs going into Canada\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cWe have no tariffs going into Canada anymore,\u201d Trump said on Wednesday. \u201cCanada was charging us tremendous tariffs.\u201d <\/p>\n Asked if the U.S. plans to drop any of the tariffs it charges on Canadian autos, Trump said \u201cwe\u2019re reducing it a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n Luca Caruso-Moro<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n \u2018A very fair deal for both\u2019: Trump claims the U.S. has reached a trade deal with Canada U.S. President Trump says he had a \u2018very good conversation\u2019 with Carney, resulting in an agreement that U.S. farmers and manufacturers \u2018will be thrilled\u2019 over. <\/p>\n Trump: New deal is \u2018great\u2019 for U.S. farmers<\/p>\n Trump says the new agreement with Canada is \u201cgreat for our farmers\u201d and a \u201cvery good deal for both parties.\u201d<\/p>\n He made the remark to reporters in Washington.<\/p>\n Luca Caruso-Moro<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says he is welcoming the \u201csignificant progress\u201d made between Canada and the United States towards a new trade agreement.<\/p>\n Hoekstra released a statement on Wednesday afternoon crediting U.S. President Donald Trump for his \u201cleadership and determination\u201d for driving the negotiations.<\/p>\n He also said he appreciates \u201cthe efforts of our Canadian partners in making this possible.\u201d<\/p>\n Hoekstra\u2019s latest comments strike a more conciliatory tone towards Canada than previous months, in which he publicly criticized the provincial ban on U.S. alcohol and welcomed the possibility of Canada becoming the 51st state.<\/p>\n There is currently a Canadian petition calling for his expulsion<\/a> that has garnered nearly 240,000 signatures.<\/p>\n Stephanie Ha,<\/a> Bureau Manager, Ottawa News Bureau<\/p>\n Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he\u2019s confident that supply management will remain intact.<\/p>\n Canada has implemented a wide range of economic mechanisms to protect its domestic agricultural industry. Those tools include import and production quotas and set pricing. The Americans have raised what it calls \u201cirritants\u201d within that system, and Quebec Premier Christine Frechette called it a \u201cred line\u201d not to be crossed earlier today.<\/p>\n \u201cThe prime minister was very clear. We needed to protect supply management. We needed to ensure that the supply management regime remained entirely intact and I\u2019m confident that that\u2019s the case,\u201d LeBlanc said, before abruptly leaving a scrum in Washington.<\/p>\n Luca Caruso-Moro<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n Jean Charest, a former Quebec premier and current member of the prime minister\u2019s Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations, says it\u2019s \u201cencouraging\u201d that Trump is hinting at the revival of the defunct cross-border Keystone XL pipeline project.<\/p>\n \u201cWhether it\u2019s Keystone or something else on energy, if we\u2019re able to enlarge the conversation beyond tariffs, we\u2019re in a much better position to defend our interests,\u201d Charest told CTV News Channel on Wednesday.<\/p>\n He adds that this also \u201csays a lot\u201d about how Canada-U.S. relations have evolved.<\/p>\n \u201cCanada, from the beginning has argued that our relationship with the United States is about defence. It\u2019s about the border. It\u2019s about immigration. It\u2019s about the Arctic (and) strategic minerals,\u201d Charest said.<\/p>\n \u201cIf that\u2019s the case, we\u2019re going to have a much better conversation in which we\u2019re able to defend our interests. So the simple fact that the president raises Keystone XL as being a new possibility is interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n Samantha Pope,<\/a> CTV\u2019s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos senior producer<\/p>\n ‘The fact that the president would raise it says a lot’: Charest on Trump bringing up Keystone Former Quebec premier Jean Charest discusses the trade talks, Canada wanting reduced tariffs on certain sectors, and Trump\u2019s push to revive Keystone. <\/p>\n \u2018Did not see this coming\u2019: Ham on Keystone XL<\/p>\n When it comes to reviving the Keystone XL pipeline, Trump has brought up an issue that many people \u201cdid not see coming,\u201d according to CTV News political analyst Eric Ham.<\/p>\n Ham called it a \u201cclearly polarizing issue,\u201d noting that it was rejected under the Obama administration and brought back during Trump\u2019s earlier term in 2016, before being rejected again by former U.S. president Joe Biden. <\/p>\n Now Trump says it is now back on the table.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the question, given that we know how intractable these issues are: Can they actually get this negotiation done in 72 hours?\u201d Ham asked. <\/p>\n According to the political analyst, it seems \u201cquite insurmountable\u201d that this can be ironed out within three days.<\/p>\n Aarjavee Raaj<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n No more concessions: NDP\u2019s Lewis to PM Carney<\/p>\n NDP Leader Avi Lewis is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney not to grant \u201cany concessions that would further undermine our economic independence\u201d during trade negotiations with the U.S.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are dealing with a president who trades in chaos and unpredictability: there is no deal that will bring an end to the threats and uncertainty,\u201d Lewis said in a social media post Wednesday.<\/p>\n For this reason, the NDP leader said it\u2019s essential to protect Canadian workers \u201cwithout granting further unilateral concessions.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that the Keystone XL pipeline that Trump said the tentative deal could revive is \u201ca concession that makes no sense whatsoever – for our economy, our sovereignty, or the climate.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo deal is better than a bad deal,\u201d Lewis wrote to Carney.<\/p>\n Kayla Thompson<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n Keystone XL pipeline is \u2018encouraging\u2019: Former Quebec premier <\/p>\n Jean Charest, a former Quebec premier and current member of the prime minister\u2019s Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations, says it\u2019s \u201cencouraging\u201d that Trump is hinting at the revival of the defunct cross-border Keystone XL pipeline project.<\/p>\n \u201cWhether it\u2019s Keystone or something else on energy, if we\u2019re able to enlarge the conversation beyond tariffs, we\u2019re in a much better position to defend our interests,\u201d Charest told CTV News Channel on Wednesday.<\/p>\n He adds that this also \u201csays a lot\u201d about how Canada-U.S. relations have evolved.<\/p>\n \u201cCanada, from the beginning has argued that our relationship with the United States is about defence. It\u2019s about the border. It\u2019s about immigration. It\u2019s about the Arctic (and) strategic minerals,\u201d Charest says.<\/p>\n \u201cIf that\u2019s the case, we\u2019re going to have a much better conversation in which we\u2019re able to defend our interests. So the simple fact that the president raises Keystone XL as being a new possibility is interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n Samantha Pope,<\/a> CTV\u2019s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos senior producer<\/p>\n The \u2018Canadian advantage\u2019<\/p>\n Carney congratulated Canadian and U.S. negotiators for \u201csignificant progress\u201d on trade.<\/p>\n The agreement, which has not been released, \u201creinforces\u201d the \u201cCanadian advantage,\u201d Carney wrote on X.<\/p>\n LeBlanc coming home<\/p>\n Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is heading back from Washington to Ottawa.<\/p>\n \u201cMinister LeBlanc is heading back to Ottawa to meet with the prime minister and take other meetings necessary to finalise trade negotiations,\u201d reads a statement from the minister\u2019s office.<\/p>\n Luca Caruso-Moro<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n Keystone XL could be \u2018sticking point\u2019 for Trump<\/p>\n Bringing back the cross-border oil pipeline did not appear to be part of the pending trade deal, but it could become a \u201csticking point,\u201d according to CTV News political analyst Eric Ham.<\/p>\n He told CTV News Channel on Wednesday that the situation seems \u201cmysterious,\u201d but noted Trump has prioritized \u201coil and energy\u201d as a key component in his administration and in negotiations with Canada and other countries.<\/p>\n \u201cWe saw how the president was willing to invade, frankly, Venezuela over energy,\u201d Ham said. \u201cSo this has always been a priority.\u201d<\/p>\n Devika Desai<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n Keystone XL is already \u2018revived\u2019<\/p>\n The Keystone XL project has already been revived, a Canadian policy analyst said, despite Trump stating intentions to revive it in a trade announcement this week.<\/p>\n The proposal had always been \u201capproved on the Canadian side,\u201d Heather Exner-Piros, director of energy, natural resources, and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, an Ottawa think tank.<\/p>\n She added that South Bow, which now owns the project, has already entered into an agreement with American company Bridger to revive it.<\/p>\n Producers have already contracted out a portion of the pipeline and are planning a final investment decision in 2027.<\/p>\n \u201cNo one is disappointed that Donald Trump is latching himself on to this, but it wasn\u2019t really a part of the negotiations,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The project already had commercial backing and private financing, she added, with the intention of \u201cexpanding production generally.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump \u201chas this idea of energy dominance,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving those Canadian sources of oil coming in, bolstering supply … is important for the United States. And if Donald Trump wants to take credit for it, I say go ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n Devika Desai<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n \u2018Probably no good options\u2019: Toronto board of trade head<\/p>\n The president and CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade says that while he\u2019s \u201ccautiously optimistic\u201d about Canada potentially reaching a deal with the U.S., he understands significant concessions were likely made as a result.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are probably no good options in this negotiation,\u201d Giles Gherson told CP24 Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n As consumers and businesses on both sides of the border anxiously await the details of a possible agreement, Gherson said seeing auto tariffs dropped would be a strong start.<\/p>\n \u201cWe would like to see them eliminated. We\u2019ve had free trade in automotive since 1965 between Canada and the United States, and then all of a sudden we\u2019ve been hit with these with these significant tariffs, which have really done significant damage to our sector.\u201d<\/p>\n Gherson went on to explain that any deal reached by Canada and the U.S. would essentially act as a \u201cceasefire\u201d in Trump\u2019s trade war, but pointed out that any pause in the trade dispute would be temporary until CUSMA renegotiations open next year.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd the question is: how much do we have to pay for the ceasefire?\u201d<\/p>\n Phil Tsekouras<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n \u2018Merged into one piece\u2019<\/p>\n Former Conservative deputy leader Lisa Raitt says the brief reporter scrum with Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has raised some questions: Was LeBlanc nodding while Greer spoke because he understood what his counterpart was saying, or because he was in agreement?<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s interesting that one side, the U.S. is saying that it is a win, and the Canadian side is saying it\u2019s an extension to negotiate for three more days,\u201d she told CTV News Channel. \u201cIs this an extension so that the minister and the prime minister can speak to the premiers and speak to the industry sector heads that are going to be impacted by whatever deal has been struck at the table?\u201d<\/p>\n Raitt, who is also a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations, adds that the council has been told there will be an opportunity to address other issues with the U.S., like digital strategy, oil provisions and critical minerals, once trade has been stabilized and the tariffs are negotiated away.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought those things were going to be the second step, and it looks like everything has been merged into one piece,\u201d she says. \u201cWe\u2019ll have to see where we ended up in the whole spectrum.\u201d<\/p>\n Samantha Pope,<\/a> CTV\u2019s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos senior producer<\/p>\n Greer: A North American \u2018powerhouse\u2019<\/p>\n U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, speaking to reporters following a brief meeting with Canadian negotiators, said his team is \u201cvery happy with where we ended up.\u201d<\/p>\n He said the agreement, the details for which have not been released, will \u201creally strengthen the North American economy\u201d as an energy and manufacturing \u201cpowerhouse.\u201d<\/p>\n Luca Caruso-Moro<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n The U.S. spirits industry is keeping a close eye on this potential trade deal and hoping for a quick return to Canadian liquor stores.<\/p>\n \u201cThe United States exports about US$220-million worth of American spirits to Canada, and that\u2019s all but been shattered,\u201d Chris Swonger, president and CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, told CTV News Channel.<\/p>\n All but two Canadian provinces and territories have banned the sale of U.S. alcoholic products from government liquor stores in retaliation to U.S. trade action against Canada. U.S. products remain available in Saskatchewan and Alberta.<\/p>\n Swonger says he\u2019s hopeful provincial premiers will support the prime minister in getting a deal done and returning American alcohol to the shelves.<\/p>\n \u201cLet the brands work hard to try to earn Canadian consumers back,\u201d Swonger said.<\/p>\n Tiffany Hendsbee<\/a>, CTVNews.ca Supervising Multiplatform Writer<\/p>\n \u2018The pain has been significant\u2019: U.S. alcohol industry hope relations return to normal CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Chris Swonger on the \u2018strong emotions\u2019 between Canadian consumers and U.S. booze. <\/p>\n Canadian reps remain quiet: Conservative analyst<\/p>\n Canadian trade representatives are sharing little information on the trade negotiations, a Conservative analyst says.<\/p>\n Kate Harrison told CTV News Channel on Wednesday that Canadians are receiving more updates from the U.S. on the pending deal and what\u2019s being discussed.<\/p>\n This belies previous campaign promises made by Carney to secure a trade deal that was better than the one before, she said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t instill much confidence,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a stay of execution for 72 hours. I think a lot of Canadians are going to be asking, \u2018What have we given up to get even that momentary reprieve?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Canada, for example, has not stated whether Keystone XL, a cross-border oil pipeline will be revived as part of the deal, nor have there been comments on whether alcohol is back on the table.<\/p>\n Devika Desai<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n Conservatives\u2019 plan for U.S. trade deal<\/p>\n Canada can offer U.S. a national strategic mineral and oil reserve as a lever in the pending trade deal, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Poilievre told reporters in Charlottetown, P.E.I. that Canada can offer a \u201ctailor-made reserve\u201d of strategic resources to offer to countries with tariff-free trade.<\/p>\n Canada has 10 of the 12 NATO-defined strategic minerals needed to fight a war, he said and is the fourth-biggest supplier of oil. <\/p>\n \u201cThe Americans need all of those things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He also outlined a \u201ctariff-free auto pact\u201d wherein for every car manufactured in Canada, the same producer can get a car to sell duty free from a partner in CUSMA.<\/p>\n He advocated for six-month approval times for major projects, with one project undergoing one review.<\/p>\n \u201cWe should bundle all of this up in a Canadian Sovereignty Act, and we should use the aforementioned leverage to get the deal that we want,\u201c he said.<\/p>\n \u201dWe always have to put our country first, and Conservatives are fighting for Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n Devika Desai<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n \u2018We do not believe there should be unilateral concessions to the United States\u2019: Poilievre Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre comments on the delayed tariff deadline and says Carney has not briefed him on the negotiations. <\/p>\n Poilievre says he hasn\u2019t heard from Carney<\/p>\n Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he has not heard from the prime minister on trade negotiations since the tariff threats were first announced.<\/p>\n \u201cMr. Carney has refused to have any help from anybody,\u201d Poilievre told reporters on Wednesday in Charlottetown, P.E.I.<\/p>\n However, Poilievre said he is willing to put differences aside to obtain a deal that will end tariffs in Canada.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve (offered) numerous times in our phone calls,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen I went to the (U.S.), I very clearly refused to criticize him on foreign soil. I briefed him on my visit and my meetings … and our MPs have reached out again and again to the government to offer any help we can.\u201d<\/p>\n He reiterated wanting to see a deal that is, as \u201cpromised\u201d by Carney, better than the previous one.<\/p>\n \u201cBefore we had basically no tariffs on goods coming to the United States,\u201d he said. \u201c…We still want to make sure that he keeps his word and gets the great deal, the even better deal that he promised Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n Devika Desai<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n Trump posted the following message on his Truth Social platform late Tuesday evening. <\/p>\n \u201cI have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three day period, based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL! The great Keystone XL Pipeline, long ago killed by Sleepy Joe Biden, may be awoken from the grave! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP.\u201d<\/p>\n He then published an AI-generated image of himself hoisting the Keystone XL out of a gravesite marked by a tombstone labelled \u201cBURIED BY BIDEN.\u201d<\/p>\n Read Carney\u2019s statement<\/p>\n Carney posted this message online on Tuesday.<\/p>\n \u201cOver the last number of weeks, Canada has engaged in intensive discussions with the United States to address outstanding trade issues and deliver greater certainty and real benefits for Canadian businesses, workers, farmers, and families.<\/p>\n \u201cSubstantial progress has been made, although there is important work still to be done. As this work is ongoing, the United States has agreed to postpone the implementation of its 50% tariff on a range of Canadian goods under Section 338 of the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930 until end of day, August 21.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile we continue this work, Canada remains focused on building a stronger, more independent, and more competitive economy at home.\u201d<\/p>\n Quebec\u2019s \u2018red line\u2019<\/p>\n Quebec Premier Christine Frechette passed CTV News cameras on her way into the legislature. She said she has not seen all the terms of Canada\u2019s agreement with the U.S. to provide a statement on trade.<\/p>\n But she reiterated her \u201cred line, not to be crossed:\u201d Supply management on dairy and \u201cthe protection of culture and language.\u201d<\/p>\n She added, \u201cwhat businesses need is confidence and stability and stability and predictability.\u201d<\/p>\n Luca Caruso-Moro<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n For the auto industry, the president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers\u2019 Association says any negotiated tariff rate must be below the profit margin.<\/p>\n Flavio Volpe told CTV News, \u201cIt\u2019s got to be below six per cent, and for 60 years we\u2019ve been working at zero per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n Volpe, a member of the federal government\u2019s group of insider advisers said if automakers are forced to absorb or pass on hundreds of millions of dollars in extra costs to consumers each year, plants in places such as Brampton or Woodstock, Ont., could move to the U.S. or elsewhere where they may be more profitable.<\/p>\n \u201cThey [the United States] are just shooting themselves in the foot if they\u2019re going to charge their own companies a penalty to sell to their own customers.\u201d<\/p>\n Ted Ballantyne<\/a>, CTV News Senior Multiplatform Writer<\/p>\n Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Chief Negotiator Janice Charrette will meet U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at his office at 11:15 ET.<\/p>\n Greer\u2019s office posted on X last night congratulating Trump and giving some insight on a tentative trade agreement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe deal will include comprehensive market access for all American goods, economic security commitments, digital trade alignment, and many important provisions that will continue to protect our market and American workers, along with our Canadian partners,\u201d reads the post.<\/p>\n Luca Caruso-Moro<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n When Trump announced on Tuesday night that he\u2019d be postponing the tariffs for a few days, he hinted at the revival of a long controversial project to expand a cross-border oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S.<\/p>\n First proposed in 2008, the Keystone XL pipeline has seen a rocky journey piled with legal barriers, opposition from environmental and Indigenous activists, and subject to the whims of U.S presidents at different points in time.<\/p>\n Trump had revived the project during his first term but Biden shut it down on his first day as president. The pipeline came up in discussions last year when Carney pitched the pipeline in exchange for relief from U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.<\/p>\n Devika Desai<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist. Read the full story here<\/a>. <\/p>\n Businesses \u2018negotiating for a little bit of stability\u2019<\/p>\n The Trump administration has been successful at conditioning and changing expectations for Canadian businesses, Laura Dawson, executive director of the Future Borders Coalition told BNN Bloomberg.<\/p>\n She believes, at this point, Canada is not trying to negotiate a permanent deal.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re negotiating for a little bit of stability to take them through a short period of time,\u201d says Dawson, who advocates for Canada\u2013U.S. cross-border business relations.<\/p>\n Reaction to Trump\u2019s tariff pause Chuck Davidson with the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce discusses President Trump\u2019s announcement to delay new tariffs for three days. <\/p>\n Dawson stresses that businesses represent the microeconomy, and not the macroeconomy. So while CUSMA may affect a fraction of Canada\u2019s GDP, it affects 100 per cent of some businesses.<\/p>\n \u201cSo they are not being cavalier. They\u2019re saying, \u2018what do we need to do to survive for the next couple of months, and then build strength over the next couple of years?\u2019\u201d says Dawson, adding that businesses are celebrating the three-day reprieve after the U.S. President Donald Trump said he would pause sweeping 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had all the signs that it could happen. We had serious conversations taking place between the principal government negotiators on both sides. We had serious conversations taking place between governments and the respective business communities on both sides,\u201d says Dawson.<\/p>\n She says what happens next remains uncertain, but it\u2019s clear that the U.S. is trying to reconfigure the shape of global trade because \u201cit feels like it\u2019s got a raw deal.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t want the kind of access and market power that China has had, and it said to the rest of the world, \u2018We\u2019re changing the rules, and you\u2019re either with us or without us.\u2019 And this was a hard lump for Canada to swallow,\u201d says Dawson.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/O5UBC7BFRB5TSJ456MU62JBQUY.jpg\")
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks to reporters ahead of the First Ministers Meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Charlottetown on Thursday July 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Darren Calabrese Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks to reporters in Charlottetown on Thursday July 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Darren Calabrese Potential deal good for Saskatchewan: Premier Moe<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CEJVMVOH6VBJ3OMWWKBECHRAAY.jpg\")
Trump Canada US trade deal President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin) U.S. pays \u2018brunt\u2019 of aluminum tariffs: executive<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787218091_293_LQ6HAJMCN3Q2XZSOANLNIPLMRQ.jpg\")
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney answers questions during a press conference in Victoria on July 12, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Chad Hipolito Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney answers questions during a press conference in Victoria on July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Chad Hipolito <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7WRT2LOQJNE5FENUKNKEUY4A4M.JPG\")
Dominic LeBlanc, Danielle Smith, Janice Charette File: Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Chief Trade Negotiator Janice Charette, centre, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speak prior to the First Ministers Meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Charlottetown on Thursday, July 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Darren Calabrese Carney to convene cabinet, premiers<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/G2Z4TETHN5BW5LA5TEWEC5QD6I.jpg\")
Trump President Donald Trump speaks outside the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington, near the construction site of the new helicopter landing zone on the South Lawn of the White House. (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta) U.S. Ambassador says he welcomes \u2018significant progress\u2019<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/THBZEXTVBRGFJIYMICTTLTQ5TY.JPG\")
Canada US trade news U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra participates in an interview at the United States Embassy in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Justin Tang LeBlanc: Supply management intact<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/T3P7EVL6MZDJTJNAEHZ4CY2QUY.jpeg\")
Canada US trade deal Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday. Keystone XL is \u2018encouraging\u2019: Former premier <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/VMFOPHCREZCX3JKHHVLSKMYD54.png\")
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Canada US trade Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, speak to reporters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, the day after the Trump administration temporarily delayed tariffs on Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Kelly Geraldine Malone American distillers \u2018hopeful\u2019 for return to Canadian shelves<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TUYZD3RDMVFP3IGAN6AYSZXJNQ.JPG\")
Canada U.S. Donald Trump tariffs FILE: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre prepares to deliver a message at Cascadia Metals in Delta, B.C., on Friday, August 14, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Ethan Cairns Read Trump\u2019s statement<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/G5OSNB24MVGYVNB7WN6EULH7AA.jpeg\")
Canada Donald Trump tariffs news Quebec Premier Christine Frechette speaks to media on Aug. 19, 2026 in Quebec City. \u2018Shooting themselves in the foot\u2019<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5YEC5RDO4JG7JPPW42NI2PIBKM.JPG\")
Canada US trade Honda employees work along the vehicle assembly line before an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, Ont., on Thursday, April 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Nathan Denette Trade talks today<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/UWEHUHWAYND6JO4GWIGNJMELK4.JPG\")
Canada US trade news Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc makes brief comments to reporters outside the U.S. Department of Commerce following a meeting with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Kelly Geraldine Malone Why is Trump talking about Keystone XL?<\/p>\n
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Donald Trump Mark Carney tariffs Left: U.S. President Donald Trump (The Associated Press) Right: Prime Minister Mark Carney (The Canadian Press). Relief in \u2018limbo state\u2019<\/p>\n