Canada and the United States are “very close” to finalizing a trade deal, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said after a meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Thursday.
After weeks of intense trade talks with the United States, which came with the threat of sweeping 50 per cent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump hanging over the Canadian economy, the two sides appear to be closing in on a trade deal.
“We’re very close, we continue to make progress,” LeBlanc told reporters in Washington, D.C., adding that he had “long, detailed” talks with Greer and other American officials.
LeBlanc was accompanied by Canada’s chief trade negotiator Janice Charette, who remains in Washington to finalize the finer points of the deal.
A source with direct knowledge of the talks said the U.S. could cut steel and aluminum tariffs from 50 per cent to 25 per cent and auto tariffs from 25 per cent to 15 per cent.
Two sources also told Global News that tariff relief for Canada’s softwood lumber industry is also being discussed.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was also in Washington on Thursday for meetings with her U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Anand said on X the goal of the meeting was “to advance shared security priorities and reinforce the importance of the bilateral relationship at a time of significant geopolitical conflict.”
She added the two discussed Arctic foreign policy, defence spending, support for Haiti and “the importance of Canada-U.S. cooperation in combating transnational fraudulent activity including scam centres.”
“I highlighted that Canada will continue to engage constructively with the United States on trade and to strengthen our economic relationship,” Anand said.
A readout of the meeting from the U.S. State Department did not mention the trade talks but said the meeting focused on “shared security, economic, and regional priorities.”
“Secretary Rubio reaffirmed shared priorities in our hemisphere, including the continued partnership with Canada on the Standing Group of Partners in Haiti, emergency earthquake assistance to Venezuela, Arctic security, joint efforts to end online scam centers, and the need for immediate, significant, and irreversible reforms in Cuba,” spokesperson Tommy Pigott said.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said he was “skeptical” of a good faith trade deal with Trump.
“(We could have) the best deal in the world today. (If) things go off the rail in Iran for him next month, who is to say he’s not going to try and whack us on the head again?” Kinew said in a radio interview with 680 CJOB in Winnipeg.
680 CJOB is owned by Corus Entertainment, which is the parent company of Global News.
Kinew said he was not announcing a return of U.S. alcohol to Manitoba’s shelves on Thursday.
“The prime minister very clearly asked us to put the booze back. He very clearly wants this. He’s like, you know, just blame me, put this on me,” he said.
“We reserve the right to take it back off again, because we know that this guy is very erratic, the American president. And he may go back on his word, as he’s done countless times,” he added.
“No CUSMA, no Booze-ma,” Kinew said, referring to the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement.
Kinew said some sectoral tariffs are likely to stay, despite a new trade agreement.
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“We got lots of people working in the steel sector in Manitoba, it’s looking like there’s still going to be a tariff on them,” he said, adding that other sectors like automobiles, softwood lumber and aluminum are also “gonna be looking at tariffs.”
“If I were leading the country, I’d fight. I think we should fight this guy (Trump),” he said.
Canada is on track to secure reductions to steel, aluminum and auto tariffs, according to a source with direct knowledge of negotiations. Premiers have also said Prime Minister Mark Carney asked provinces to restock American alcohol on their shelves as Canada finalizes the new trade deal.
“We have more work to do,” LeBlanc told reporters in Ottawa, where he travelled after meetings in Washington to attend a cabinet meeting with Carney on Wednesday afternoon.
He said Charette was still finalizing “the important work that we need to do over the next little while.”
Quebec Premier Christine Frechette says those negotiations are “far from over.”
Carney chaired a meeting of Canada’s premiers on Wednesday, “to discuss the ongoing trade negotiations with the United States,” his office said.
“The negotiations with the Trump administration are far from over,” Frechette said in a statement in French after the virtual meeting with Carney.
Frechette said she was “missing information” she needed to make appropriate decisions and was “awaiting clarifications” from Carney.
Her team and Carney’s will speak again on Thursday, Frechette said.
“This uncertainty helps neither our workers in the regions, nor our businesses that process our wood, nor our farms that produce our milk,” she added.
Carney spoke with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday and discussed “the importance of renewing the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) as soon as possible to provide greater certainty for North American businesses and workers.”
“The leaders discussed the progress between Canada and Mexico on cross-border trade,” Carney’s office said in a statement.
U.S. booze back on shelves?
Several premiers, including Nova Scotia’s Tim Houston, said Carney has asked provinces to restock American alcohol on their shelves as Canada finalizes the new trade deal.
“It is Quebec, and Quebec alone, that will decide,” whether U.S. booze gets back on the shelves in the province, Frechette said.
Houston told reporters after the meeting that Carney’s request “came directly out of the negotiating table.”
“We’ll work through that process,” he said, adding that it is something he would be willing to do “pending a final deal.”
“Whether Nova Scotians or whether Canadians will actually buy it when it gets back on the shelves, that’s a whole other discussion,” he added.
Details on the exact tariff reductions that Canada could see aren’t clear, though Trump appeared to indicate some relief would take place.
“We may bring some of the tariffs down to a level where other countries are, because Canada was paying a higher tariff,” Trump said from the White House on Wednesday.
What happens to the dairy industry?
The dairy industry has emerged as a key focus for Quebec’s politicians, with questions around what kind of concessions Ottawa could offer on that front.
The White House has publicly said Canada moved on three sectors, including dairy.
The U.S. had been pushing to change the rules on what dairy products can be sold into Canada tariff-free, and while talks continue, that change now looks likely.
LeBlanc told reporters after meeting with Greer in Washington on Wednesday that the supply management system itself will remain “entirely intact.”
Canada’s “tariffs” on U.S. farmers will be “non-existent” after this deal and will be “totally eviscerated,” Trump said.
“Our farmers are going to be thrilled, our manufacturers are going be thrilled,” he said.
The Bloc Quebecois “will not accept any concessions on supply management,” Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet said.
Canada should not give the U.S. any “unilateral concessions” in the dairy sector, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said.
“We believe that the United State spends tens, if not hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies to its farmers, which put our producers at a competitive disadvantage,” Poilievre told reporters Wednesday.
Supply management is “essential for thousands of Quebec family businesses,” Blanchet said in a statement in French.
Last week, the Dairy Farmers of Canada and the Dairy Processors Association of Canada called on the federal government to protect Canada’s dairy sector.
“We are concerned about additional concessions after already being forced to concede significant market access through successive trade agreements, including CUSMA,” David Weins, president of Dairy Farmers of Canada said.
Supply management, which Canada uses in the dairy, poultry and egg sectors, has been a frequent target of criticism from Trump throughout his threats of tariffs and claims that Canada is “ripping us off.”
Canada uses a quota system that allows a set amount of some foreign dairy products into the country, and high tariffs only apply if countries try to exceed that allowed quota coming into Canada.
Canada’s supply management system, which dates back to the 1970s, has restricted foreign access to the Canadian dairy market in order to protect domestic producers and set quality standards for products.
Carney vowed in the 2025 Liberal election platform that he will “keep Canada’s supply management off the table in any negotiations with the U.S.”
–With files from Global’s Mackenzie Gray, Sergio Vargas and Sean Boynton
just more word salad “could” and provinces saying what they will do, is this one country?? Premiers throwing insults at Trump, this is not the right approach, Trump smells weakness and will use it to his advantage.
You don’t hear the same from the US side.
Is it July 21, 2025 yet?…oh, wait…
If it is true that our Liberal government funnelled taxpayer money to the dairy industry to compensate for competition that never occurred, there should be a criminal investigation.
Mark how do you the facts of our deal for you to say that Canada got a better deal than Europe and the UK?
Anonymous
August 21, 2026 at 8:09 am
but PP looked adorable at the Stampede in his Liberace gown.
Wow, think you are just the one hey? Always the unpatriotic anti Canadian pro genocidal USA muthaphucker hey?
That allright, your world will pop when someone pops Trumpy baby.
I could care less! I dont want to hear or see LeRetard until a deal is made! Then I want DETAILS!! Enough of the secret little phones calls and LeRetard flying back and forth, back and forth achieving nothing!! Enough of this Liberal swine regime holding us back and screwing us!
Enough of Donald frigging Trump, the USA and Carney and his buffoons turning this country into a ghetto!
but PP looked adorable at the Stampede in his Liberace gown.
Canada got a better deal than Europe and the UK. The conservatives, of course, will still complain. Yeesh.
If you don’t bootlick Carney, you are not. Patriotic Canadian. Liberals come before the Country
JD Vance totally mocking Carney online. Apparently Carney tried to be a big tough guy with Trump only to roll over shortly afterwards.
I think being a loyal Canadian is fighting Carney and his cronies. Liberals are bad for Canada. In over 16 months, Carney has accomplished very little and has now rolled over for Trump. Canada should be nightly, not weak like Carney. .
@Benoit
Hey Ben. At least being a Carney bootlicker like yourself does come with at least one perk.
You get free lessons from the Master Bootlicker Carney himself, everytime he makes a deal with Trump.
Excellent deal.
Carney really licked Trump’s azz good. Was it tasty?
The Treaties were signed in Canada because the Royal Proclamation of 1763; decreed by England stated that their colonies of Upper and Lower Canada had to recognize the sovereign indigenous nations already here, if a new country was to be created. Therefore, in order for Canada to “legally” come into existence, treaties must be signed with the sovereign First Nations already existing: time immemorial in the lands and waters that would become Canada in 1867. Thus, the treaties are international covenants.
When Her Majesty’s Treaty Commissioners sat down at the table to sign treaties with the First Nations: Her Majesty’s reps brought a pen and paper to the table: the value was pennies. The First Nations brought all the value you see in Canada today; all the wealth the Federal Government and Provinces generate from the lands and waters comes from the First Nations in Canada.
In return, Her Majesty clearly states; the First Nations can count on “the bounty of the Queen” (wealth sharing) to “live in peace and goodwill… .”
Treaty Medals were given to each First Nation as a legal stamp or seal that depicts two peoples standing on level ground as equals shaking hands with dignity.
Since 1867, the First Nations of Canada have been waiting for their share of the wealth that they created for Canada.
In 1876; 10 years after Canada was created, the Federal Government brought in the Indian Act, RSC, 1876, to unilaterally make the First Nations wards of the state.
This is not what the Treaties guranteed! The Treaties clearly state the First Nations are to receive their share of the wealth they created for Canada to live in peace and goodwill; not to live in poverty!
However, the Indian Act suppresses the sovereignty of First Nations and forces First Nations to beg for crumbs of their wealth locked up by the Indian Act.
So when mainstream Canadians cry that First Nations cost taxpayers money; this claim can’t be further from the truth than all other lies put together in Canada since 1867.
The taxpayer system and taxes, royalties and fees is a mechanism to share the wealth that Canada creates for its economic well being.
Thus, mainstream Canadians live under the fallacy that the First Nations cost the taxpayers of Canada money. The truth is all the wealth in Canada comes from the First Nations when they sat down at the Treaty Tables; and that includes the chair your sitting in, the car you drive, the house you own, the jobs you have, the hospitals you visit, and so on.
In return, the First Nations are guaranteed their own money to run themselves. This never happened due to the Indian Act.
The taxpayers have their side of the Treaty Medal to share in the wealth the Treaties created for them.
The First Nations have their side of the Treaty Medal to live off their share of the wealth generated by Canada (Her Majesty’s bounty).
The First Nations have nothing to do with taxes and taxpayers money on their side of the Treaty Medal. Their share of Canada’s wealth is supposed to flow unencumbered
to run themselves as they choose and to live in peace and goodwill.
The Indian Act cut this guarantee off from Her Majesty.
Today, First Nations beg and fight for crumbs of their wealth as dictated by the Indian Act. It is a pittance of the wealth owed First Nations.
In Canada, 640 First Nations exist under an annual Indian Affairs budget of 23 billion. But 15% cuts are slated for Indian Affairs budgets for 2026/27.
But the Carney government just gave NATO 5% of GDP or 150 billion annually of Canada’s wealth. And where does that wealth come from? From the First Nations when they sat down at the Treaty Tables to create Canada.
Therefore, mainstream Canadians ought to be yelling at the Federal Government to honour the Treaties and gift 5% of GDP to First Nations to run themselves! Get rid of the Indian Act so First Nations don’t have to beg for taxpayers money!
@Benoit
Hey Ben, I’m kinda digging the sleeping bag idea.
Maybe you and I can rub each other down with some shoe polish and let things slip into where they like.
Call me.
Shut up Carney/LeBlanc
Canada and Dominic are just pathetic. Dude just doesn’t matter.
@Anoymous. What talking points? Please tell us
Wab Kinew was caught on video that Carney was basically on his knees to get the Premiers to put the alcohol back on the shelves. This isn’t a Leader, but a spineless coward that crumpled like a tin can. Carney can get the job done.
The conservatives all write the same talking points. Not a single creative bone in their body. They just listen to the hive mind and follow like sheep.
Carney sold out Canada to prevent the second round of painful tariffs. Carney made a grave error trying to delay till after the Midterms. Total checkmate by Trump.
@Draco Poilievre’s little helper MP was complimented by Vance for being helpful. Helpful to whom-certainly not canada
Poilievre is in hiding because he knows this is a good deal and his party has already tried to wreck negotiations.
Close for me is being in a sleeping bag with Trudeau
No deal. Walk Away. Wait it out for two years until Jon Ossoff is new President. Checkout Ossoff on YouTube; Small men like Trump…
Conservatives wanted Trudeau to work out a deal when Trudeau told Trump that “Canada’s economy would not survive tariff’s”.
Conservatives wanted Carney to work out a trade deal when he came along. He charged Canadians duties just to get us more tariff’s while standing on a moral platform that Trump was going to invade and conquer Canada and we are in a trade war Carney can win.
After 18 months of bleeding jobs to the US, Carney scrambles to avoid more tariff’s.
Conservatives knew exactly what would happen the entire time.
Carney failed and should resign.
Carney hiding the details of this so called “deal”. Basically he rolled over
like a puppy dog and have Trump what he wanted. Carneys plan to wait to the USA Midterms has been a huge strategic error on his part.
There are only 2 things we know so far:
1. Carney begged the premiers to lift the bans and “blame him”.
2. The US farmers have zero Canadian tariffs now.
Team Canada is down 2-0 with no deal signed and 50% tariffs coming tomorrow.
Carnage Carney throwing Canada under the bus as expected!!!!
Carney’s climate policies are just as bad for our industries as Trump’s tariffs.
How is making our products more expensive to produce going to help us compete?
Liberals make everything more unaffordable
What “great” deal, Lynn? Carney is throwing Quebec dairy farmers under the bus, putting U.S. booze back which the majority of Candians said NO to, and god knows what else that he hasn’t even announced yet. Probably, the TMX pipeline will be flowing oil. No mention or tariff releif for the all but destroyed Forest Products industry. The tarrifs on Canadian goods were never even there to begin with – they should have been eliminated back to zero, and then some. The U.S. is making actual gains against Canada, and we are not gaining anything, only making our very bad situation slightly less bad.
C rap deal!
Very close?
What else is left for Carney to concede to?
The Provinces are correct to back Carney when we are under threat from the US. Poilievre and the conservatives though are backing Trump.
Interesting that conservatives are losing their minds because Carney got a great deal.
Close for Leblanc is when he cuddles with Trudeau and Carney.
Elizabeth I am not criticizing this plan. I am criticizing all the things that led to this. I am also astonished of how gullible people are after the Lost Liberal Decade.
No confidence in Leblanc. He was found guilty in 2018 of serious ethical violations when he awarded a lucrative surf clam licence to a family friend.
@Elizabeth . You would support Carney if he kissed the MAGA ring.
Lib voters fresh off boat, FN, welfare bums, simple servants and conservatives blue, white collar, small and large business, days work for days pay types
Its all well and good that LeBlanc and the gov’t are “close” to making a trade deal, but remember, we HAD a trade deal, in writing, that Trump himself signed off on. It was called CUSMA. Suddenly, Trump hates CUSMA and calls it the worst deal ever, but again, he signed it! We never know what ridiculous ideas he’s going to get in his head at any given time, and it’s only getting worse the more senile he becomes. We should give Carney a chance, but if the trade deal fails, it won’t be his fault – it’ll be the cranky, doddering weirdo in the White House.
The provinces are right. Enough of doing exactly what Trump wants, only to have him change his mind. Every time he gets confused he threatens tariffs. It is about time we took him to court. CUSMA is supposed to have 0 tariffs on autos. Just a reduction is not good enough. Dairy was promised not to be on the table.
How about he goes to zero tariffs, and Canada will buy some bonds to help Trump with his 40 trillion dollar debt. That woks out to over 1/2 million per worker. At $2,700 per month the worker will pay off the debt in about 25 years, if Trump quits adding to it…
It’s PATHETIC how Poilievre and his supporters are attacking the agreement without knowing the details! Just beyond the pale!
Why are conservatives spreading misinformation in the comments?
Canadians are impressed how Leblanc is running to finalize the terms of this excellent deal before Trump changes his mind.
Politico has a good article how Carney got a good deal.
@Jesus. Only those who believe sky daddy exists are conservative. They also believe in strange conspiracy theories. Thoughts and prayers.
I don’t know any specifics on the deal with the USA, and even if Carney bent over for Trump, Carney delivered the best deal.
Why do you lib reetards keep commenting, take a look at FACKING COUNTRY?!
@Barb with no details given how do you know Carney got the “best” deal.
Fuckaduck cunada cooked
It’s been reported that world leaders are calling Carney to ask what prompted Trump to give Canada such a good deal!
Behind the scenes intelligence is that Carney made serious concessions to the USA. This goes against his promises to Canadians and his Elbows Up rhetoric. Many Premiers are already saying liquor will stay off the shelves unless Carney can show a “win” to that specific jurisdiction. The only adults in the room who already put liquor on the shelves already is Scott Moe and Danielle Smith.
The mini MAGA Poilievre people are out. Carney promised he was the best leader to negotiate a deal in the last election. Clearly he was and is. This deal is the best one under the circumstances.
Close is not good enough. The media should wait till the deal is done then write your article. Articles like this are a waste of time.
Big black Albertan, liberal politicians and their voters always dropping to their knees wanting to suck , gotta give them back hand
Canada is a true boat anchor. I would prefer Alberta to separate from Canada. Become the 51st state or independent republic that works closer with the USA then Canada.
I always forget the balls too.
The stock picture under the headline is such manipulation. It tries to imply that Leblanc is in a hurry and means business.
When parliament was prorouged he was out campaigning in his riding instead of trying to reach out to the incoming Trump administration.
You gotta work the balls, Leblank.
We’re very close , they’re all about to feed me big load
If the US wants the liquor back on the selves, put it there, it doesn’t mean Canadians have to buy it.
We are very sorry we do not have a Media Matters representative here at this moment to tell you about the excellent trade deal despite how Pierre tried to ruin it, but Ben has a personal emergency to deal with.
We will try to divert some Shareblues from the Fox news comments to Canadian sites as soon as possible.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Duh at 3:52 pm
Anon. Be aware we’re one of the largest food exporters in the world. So… your statements are … inaccurate
Yes because we all can live year round just on wheat and potatoes.
Do you understand that a nation may be able to export a handful of different food items it grows well, yet it HAS to import everything else it eats. We import 70 percent or more of our food. This was public knowledge long before Canadian started looking for “Canadian orange juice” back in Feb 2025.
Up here northern BC, sitting in $100000 pickup, working the patch, listening to country rap , eating peach pie, no NEWS to sidetrack me
Sell Canada forever like Russia did to Alaska to the U.S.
I heard the highest bid is a loonie!!
Canada is more useless than all 3rd world CUNTry’s combined!!
Canada dropped the DST tax entirely to avoid severe U.S. tariff threats.
If tariffs are not dropped all together against Canada,
Than Canada need to collect our Digital Services Tax (DST) on large tech companies!
(Canada officially rescinded the tax in June 2025 to restart broader trade negotiations with the United States) Time to put this on the table again!!
Canada is FCUKED!
Leblanc is a life long Liberal partisan and grifter. I have no confidence in him at all. Greer is way more intelligent and professional.
Yeah, but you know what they say about “very close”, that only counts in poop fights & hand grenades.
A bad deal is a good deal and better than no deal.
Carney had to sell out Canada and bootlick Trump all because PP didn’t get his security clearance. It is all PP fault that Carney capitulated.
“KEYSTONE” pipeline…….🤔
Dairy management keeps food unacceptably high. It might have been necessary years ago but Canada would be better off without this protectionist practice.
Agree 100% with Patrick T. No deal is better than a bad deal. You can be sure the deal they made will be great for US and sad for Canada. THAT IS NOT WHAT CARNEY PROMISED!! NOT EVEN CLOSE! It will be a bad deal for Canada. You can count on it!!! Shame on you Carney, just another blowhard. US needs Canada. They need to be reminded of that in order to get a decent deal for BOTH sides. So, going forward we might all adopt a new nickname for our PM. Mark Concession
Canada’s “tariffs” on U.S. farmers will be “non-existent” after this deal and will be “totally eviscerated,” Trump said.
It sounds like an excellent deal for Canada. Lol
This deal is not good for Canada, but is Great for Carney and his Rich friends. Global news, you are a disgrace to the people who worked for the media. The media can never be trusted again. No wonder you don’t want the liberals to loose power, because if I had won the next election, I would strip you all of your licenses to be able to be reporters again. At least in Canada, Why don’t you start looking for a job in China, your going to need it.
“just blame me, put this on me,”
At this time, I would like to see American beer, wine & spirits back on the shelves of Canadian liquor stores. Enough time has passed for Canadians to try Canadian alternatives. What I would hope for is that Canadians would not go back to buying American booze. Then Trump can’t blame the provincial governments. Trump can’t force Canadians to purchase American alcohol.
notice the most socialist premiers say the most idiotic things?
Has Carney list those fabulous negotiation skills? Sounds like caving in to me. The only reason US alcohol was removed from Canadian shelves was because of the first round tariffs. Now we put it back on with those same tariffs being part of the new deal? No wait, higher tariffs are part of the new deal. Playing hardball is what this school girl (not an error. He reminds me of a bully when I was in school. She was much worse than the boys) bully needs!!! If Carney let’s him walk over us, Carney will be out of that office quicker than he might think. Trump is the biggest reason things are so unaffordable now! More concessions to him and he will have achieved his goal; financial ruin as a country. Carney would do well to let Canadians know what is going on before the deal is signed. Carney has already given that bully too much. NO MORE CONCESSIONS!
Ben . It is they comments were private. How would you know.
Once this deal is finalized be sure to get your information from other news outlets also!
Global News has proven time and time again to omit information if it does not serve the liberal party!
They will no doubt make an article about the great successes of this deal, and while those successes may be true, they constantly refuse to present all the information.
Only editing their posts weeks after to cover their tracks and pretend that they are centrist truth oriented.
We have so search for the fine print!
So Carney and Leblanc are accepting a worse deal then what they started with? Total disgrace by Carney
In the debate between Carney and the other leaders, Carney said he, of the three, would get the best deal. He did.
A famous Canadian once said
“you can twist perception, but reality won’t budge”
I hope the LIBERALS dont think this as a Victory for them !! MC meet with Trump 7 times & walked away with no deals .. Instead he chhose to makes deals with the communist China 7 India ( where he has invested Canadians CPP) rather than work with our biggest neighbour.
” He’s like, you know, just blame me, put this on me,”
That doesn’t sound like something someone who just got the “best deal” would say.
Outrageous that the 18% Poilievre isn’t supporting this excellent trade deal. World leaders have reportedly commented privately that it’s a fantastic deal.
Waiting for the posters who state Carney promised no tariffs to provide a link to a legitimate news article with a direct quote. I expect to hear nothing
Anon. Be aware we’re one of the largest food exporters in the world. So… your statements are … inaccurate
Carney promised he was the best man to get a deal during the election campaign. Thats all. I suspect the comments from conservatives which are full of disinformation are coloured by their partisanship. I just see them as too emotional and full of rage.
A said “Anon at 12:52.
What exactly do you think potash is used for?”
We all know its used in the agricultural sector. The point you missed is that we import most of our food, period. Last I checked we don’t have citrus groves in Winnipeg, almond trees in Rimouski, or year long supplies of enougu domestic vegetables.
@anon. Actually Carney promised no tariffs. Not just the best deal possible. I know you’ll forgive anything so you don’t appear like an evil
Conservative but he’s said a lot things and delivered very, very little. But hey! Debt’s super high. So there’s that
Anon at 12:52.
What exactly do you think potash is used for?
Carney will concede everything Trump wants and Canadians will be satisfied he got the “best deal”
Understood!
Elbows up!
(sarcasm)
@ Ann from Quebec The best deal is all in your perspective. Being a Liberal hack even if Carney had completely collapsed and capitulated to Trump and literally given away the farm, you would still think Carney can walk on water. Those of us who live in the real world know that if he had grown a pair 13 months ago and stood up to Trump we would be in a much better economic state at the end of the deal talks. He blew it big time by not dealing with the tariffs back when in his words the tariffs at 15 percent were something we could not live with, but he did not and now we are back in the same scenario we were in13 months ago.
Imagine Canadians getting cheap dairy products … but no..Must maximize profits for the dairy lobbyists
So after all the media hype is done it appears that the great Trump whisperer has only managed to get us back where we were when he became PM with the same level of tariffs that he said were unacceptable 13 months ago. Waiting 13 months doesn’t seem to have helped Canada in the trade dealings with the USA. Now we have to live with the deal and hope that our economy can come off life support. Although given the Liberals’ track record over the last 11 years it might just end up doing MAiD to put us all out of our misery.
@Tula. All Carney promised was to get the best deal. So he’s met his promise. Again, maybe conservatives should stop looking at this through the lens of partisan politics. Carney isn’t perfect, but most Canadians recognize him as the best leader.
Ann I wanted this done a year ago like the rest of the G7 did.
I wanted not to have the Lost Liberal Decade that lead to over 100,000 people leaving Canada in 2024, and 120,000 leaving in 2025.
@Anne. They want Carney to keep his election promises. Carney said Elbows Up and promised a trade deal over a year ago. They are the Opposition and holding the Govt to what they promised Canadians
@Anon. So do conservatives want Carney to stand up or stand down? Elbows up or elbows down? Maybe conservatives could look at the situation with reason not emotion.
Ann from Quebec. “We got a better deal than the UK and Europe.”
Oh, so you must work at the PMO since no one has knowledge of the facts of our deal.
Canada is the last G7 country to settle the tariff issue with the USA. Doesn’t help that our PM makes antagonistic speeches like at Davos or last week with his “certain leaders” comment.
Patrick T
August 20, 2026 at 12:36 pm
Better no deal than a bad deal. The US needs our potash, aluminum, oil and electricity more than we need them. I’m going to keep boycotting US products until the orange clown and his minions are gone. Maybe when the Democrats return I’ll reconsider.
Enjoy the next 18 years bud.
2 more of Trump, 8 years of Vance followed by another 8 years of Rubio.
We got a better deal than the UK and Europe. Therefore any criticism of said deal is just petty politics.
Patrick, we import most of our food! We need food more than someone needs potashm
Better no deal than a bad deal. The US needs our potash, aluminum, oil and electricity more than we need them. I’m going to keep boycotting US products until the orange clown and his minions are gone. Maybe when the Democrats return I’ll reconsider.
All you old farts arguing about booze.
zzzzzz….
We under 25 types just aren’t interested in alcohol. Not even ours.
Why are Carney bootlickers cracking open the champagne when the deal isn’t done? and what are the concessions Canada took because of Carney and Leblancs incompetence.
“focused on securing the best deal for Canadian workers and businesses.”
is code for we’re letting you know we are going to cave on important issues.
We as Canadians have to stop rewarding the American toxic narcissism and stop doing business with top Toxic narcissist Donald Trump.
Canada needs to walk away from the American subterfuge using the alias as a trade negotiation .
Stop American alcohol from ever coming back on Canadian shelves.
Stop American data companies from acess to Canadian resources
Stop American Telecomunication companies from acessing Canada markets
Stop offering American companies tax incentives and loans to set up shop in Canada
Start opening negotiations with every other county on the planet
America is no longer our neighbors, they have taken off the mask and now show as an enemy to Canada.
We need to be running away from the Americans as fast as possible.
Canada is in imminent danger.
@Anoymous. Carney has delivered nothing. Sounds like he folded at the poker table and left all his chips behind.
Leblanc back in Washington to bootlick Greer and Trump and also kiss the MAGA ring.
I, of so little faith in the liberal party have none because of their record of party over the last 11 years.
The Carney liberals are just a continuation of the Trudeau liberals.
I expect more of the same. Failure and regression of our economy along with our declining standard of living.
Carney’s climate policies are just as harmful to our industries as Trump’s tariffs.
Wake up Canada.
God L8beral voters are stupid.
Yep, it’s the nonsensical rhetoric from the 11 far-left premiers that keep us from getting a fair trade deal. Throughout all of this, AB & SK have been the only adults in the country. No wonder we’ll be the least tariffed provinces.
Canada does not need a corrupt Quebec Cartel like Supply Management system that does nothing but drive up food prices for every Canadian and hurts most those that can least afford food in Canada. All Canadians cannot be like Canadian Tax avoiding Carney and burns through near $100,000.00 in food in near every flight he goes on and he is usually never in Canada or even wears a Canada pin.
Canadian workers and Canada win here.
I guess Wab thinks that pretending to be mad at Trump worked for Carney he better double down on the same strategy. After all, Wab’s performance record thus far is pretty dismal to say the least. I have to admit though, he is a great speaker. Put the US booze back on the shelves! People can make their own decisions on what to buy.
Carney promised, and Carney delivered. Paperboy Poilievre who is at 18% just whined from the sidelines.
So no deal has actually been done despite the claims made yesterday
As long as they can keep playing the “Trump.man bad” game their supporters wont care that they were lied to though
His election was the best thing to ever happen to the Liberals
Carney got Canada a strong trade deal while Poilievre was busy yelling from the sidelines. Governing takes more than slogans and complaining. Canada doesn’t need a professional heckler like Polievre.
@Daniel. Many Premiers, including Quebec and NB, have stated no booze back on shelves until for information is provided by Carney. NB Premier is a Carney Liberal.
But I thought we were told deal was done? There is no deal. Carney caved, that was the deal, now talks continue cause the UASSA bully p*g is happy.
All of the Premiers have agreed this is the best deal that anyone in the world has received. The MAGA US citizens are trying to divide Canadians Like Poilievre/Trump with their Russian misinformation.
Many Premiers have already said booze not going back on shelves until Carney provides details of the deal. NB Premier needs tariffs on softwood lumber greatly reduced. Obviously the Premiers don’t trust Carney after his lies on the Gordie Howe bridge fiasco.
I wouldn’t have to lick Carney’s boots as much as I do if Poilievre would just get his security clearance.
The USA understands in trade negotiations that just like Communist China, Canada is effectively a one party leftist state…
Where was Leblanc in Jan 2025? We needed federal ministers as negotiators in Jan 2025 to speak to the incoming Trump administration. Instead we had a prorogued parliament due to Trudeau’s last minute attempt to save the LPC. The following months those ministers were out campaigning in their ridings. It was left to the Federation of Premiers led by Doug Ford to fill the vacuum. Meanwhile a record-breaking 120,640 Canadian citizens and permanent residents permanently left the country over the course of 2025. Breaking 2024’s record number. Those were good people who Justin and Carney abandoned during the Lost Liberal Decade. Forty percent of manufacturers are actively considering or have moved production to the USA, as per a July 2026 survey by KPMG. Its too late for many of them to change plans. Algonquin Power just last week announced a move from Oakville to Chicago, to have better access to capital, ie we are too broke up here for them to find adequate capital.
Too little too late.
Carney the businessman negotiated this fantastic deal and Poilievre the former paperboy and his minions are complaining about it. Hilarious.
After this great deal that Carney negotiated, wonder how much lower 18% Poilievre and the conservatives will fall in the polls.
This is a good deal for Canada and is a better deal than the UK or Europe received. The Poilievre/Trump bootlickers are as usual Debbie Downers about the deal.
Leblanc is heading back for more bootlicking.