Carney to meet Trump in search of ‘best deal for Canada’

The Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney goes to Washington for his second visit this year – this time with a more modest goal – to return trade negotiations.

Negotiations dragged on during the summer, exploding in the August deadline established by two leaders. But little details were published about discussions or issues that prevent the deal.

Canada G7, which has not yet concluded a trading deal with Trump this year,, unlike other allies, is in no hurry, taking into account the cutting in accordance with the agreement on free trade in the USA-Canada.

But on Tuesday, Tête-à-tête appears when Trump resumed talking about making Canada in the USA by the state, while the main opposition figure of Carni said that something except the trading transaction on this trip would be considered failure.

The Minister of Trade of Canada-Ssha Dominic Leblank said last week that “progress” is achieved in accordance with the agreement, and media reports suggest that there may be some relief from the upcoming tariffs for steel to the United States.

Insiders, however, hinted at disappointment from the absence of clarity from the White House about how a trading transaction and security could look.

“If you look at all the different things in which Trump participates, is it right at the top? Probably not, ”said Colin Robertson, a former Canadian diplomat and member of the University of Karlton on relations of Canada and the USA.

“This is one of the reasons why, I think, the prime minister is leaving [to Washington]To say “pay our attention to us,” said Mr. Robertson BBC.

Carni's office announced a meeting on Tuesday as a “working visit” dedicated to the search for a common language in economics and security, although serious breakthroughs are not expected, representatives of the BBC White House said.

Personal time with the president, who finds personal relations important, can also help facilitate the situation in trade, said Jamie Tronnes, Executive Director of the Washington Center for Prosperity and Security in North America.

“Trump was very clear that he wanted people to come to him,” she said.

In the White House on Monday, Trump said only: “I think he is going to ask about tariffs.”

“Many companies from Canada move to the United States,” the president said in an oval office. “Everyone is returning to the USA.”

When he was asked if he would change his position at any tariffs, Trump quickly answered: “I'm right.”

Carni was faced with internal pressure to conclude a deal with the United States, which will reduce tariffs, especially for strong sectors, such as steel and lumber.

In an open letter to the Prime Minister on Monday, on the eve of his visit to Washington, the conservative leader of the opposition Pierre Puivr called on Carney to “agree on victory.”

“If you return only with excuses, broken promises and photographs, you will tolerate the failure of our employees, our business and our country,” Puayvr wrote.

Trump imposed 35% of the fees on Canadian imports, but allowed to cut out the goods that fall under the USMCA trading contract. He also imposed separate sectors-specific fees, including 50% for metals and 25% for vehicles.

Carni sought to assure the Canadians that the vast majority of trade with the United States – 85% of them – remains without obligation thanks to the release of USMCA.

The Prime Minister also criticized that he softened his elections to the “elbows” for the matter with the Trump administration, referring to the ice hockey metaphor for an aggressive game.

Instead, Carni did what some describe as concessions from the moment of taking office: put an end to digital services, which Trump did not like openly, abandoning the majority of Canada’s retaliatory tariffs and abandoning two decades of legal disputes over American duties on Canadian software of software.

Mr. Robertson called it the “entry price” to continue trade negotiations.

Nevertheless, Carney called the relationship with Trump “good” and said that two regular texts regularly.

Visiting the White House on Tuesday also occurs when consultations begin before the upcoming review of the long -standing agreement by USMCA for free trade.

The company's representative in the USA Jamison Grire made it clear that this review can be carried out separately with Canada and Mexico, since US relations with any countries are “different in many ways,” he said at the end of September.

Pete Hukstra, the US Ambassador to Canada, said in September the audience of Ottawa that Washington hoped to agree on a “greater” deal with Canada, which covers both trade and protection.

He also expressed disappointment about the discontent of Canadians in the United States, saying that “it is very, very difficult to find Canadians who are passionate about American-Canadan relations.”

The Government of Carni had to walk along the rope, dealing with the public about relations with the United States.

Tourism data show that the number of Canadians visiting the United States has fallen for seven months in a row, and Their survey Having found six of 10 Canadians, they believe that their country can never trust the United States again.

This mood is partially fed by the repeated statement of Trump that Canada should become the “51st state” – just recently last week before the senior military generals in Virginia, discussing plans for the missile defense system of the Golden Dome.

It was difficult to decipher to decide what the United States wants from negotiations.

It is likely that Washington wants to put pressure on Ottawa for firm obligations on issues beyond trade, such as defense and its common border, said Avidan Cover, director of the Global Security Institute for Case Western University in Ohio.

Trump the requirements that Canada became the 51st state of America, added Mr. Kolk, were “positions” and “not a serious offer”, but he said that they believe that they “reveal” about where Trump is standing regarding Canada.

“This reflects a huge number of levers,” he said.

Experts also noted that the ambitious missile shield of Trump of the Golden Dome will require a certain level of participation in Canada, taking into account its geographical proximity, and the Trump administration was probably looking for an agreement on this from Canada.

Since Carni is working to maintain a dialogue with Trump, he spent summer, visiting the allies, such as Great Britain and Mexico, to support support and find new markets for Canada.

At home, he focused on increasing the projects of National Construction, which can improve the economic result of Canada in the long term.

But the recognition of political passages is still widespread that Canada is necessary to achieve any kind of transaction with Trump to protect its economy, since 75% of its goods are sold in the United States, and thousands of jobs are already lost in vulnerable sectors.

Mr. Robertson noted that the Government of Karni is acutely aware of this pressure on the meeting on Tuesday. If they are realized in full force, American tariffs have the right to “break” Canada’s economy.

“Meanwhile, although we are trying to find new opportunities, you want to save the same number of the current agreement,” he said.