by Kevin Killough
Facing President Donald Trump’s crippling tariff threat that’s set to come into effect on Wednesday, Canada is continuing to negotiate a trade deal that will allow it to avoid the tariffs and get additional relief on existing tariffs in key sectors.
However, despite meetings between Canadian and American negotiators over the last three weeks, the two countries can’t move beyond an impasse in these last days, the CBC reported.
Negotiators fear there may be no way to avoid the 50% tariffs on hundreds of Canadian goods, the CBC’s source said. Washington isn’t budging on its demands while the Canadian government hopes to convince provinces to lift restrictions on American alcohol.
Ahead of the deadline, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada was involved in “very delicate and intense negotiations,” noting it was “not the time to negotiate in public,” according to the CBC.
“We are in the middle of a negotiation, and we are coming into those negotiations from a position of strength,” Carney said.
If Canada and America fail to reach an agreement, Carney said Canada will be prepared.
“I have plans for any situation that may arise,” Carney said, according to CBC.
Trump imposed the tariffs due to what he said is discrimination toward U.S. automobile, dairy and alcohol sectors.
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Kevin Killough is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
