U.S. President Donald Trump is “comfortable” with where things stand with trade talks with Canada and feels “no urgency” to make a deal, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in an interview.
“President Trump is comfortable with where we are on Canada. Our trade policy is a global policy, it applies to Canada, China, the U.K., Brazil, all kinds of countries. He has his tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos to reshore,” Greer told CNBC.
The U.S. still has “a lot of other trade” with Canada, he said.
“We’re still getting what we need from them in terms of oil, gas, potash,” he added.
There was still a lot of “strong trade” between both countries, with Canada still looking for a trade deal, he said.
“The Canadians, periodically they come and they want to have a deal,” Greer said.
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While both sides have been having “good conversations about potential deals,” the U.S. felt “no urgency” to make a trade deal anytime soon, he added.
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s office told Global News, “Canada maintains ongoing communications with our American counterparts.”
Trade talks collapsed between Canada and the United States in August after Ottawa walked away from the negotiating table in response to last-minute terms that Prime Minister Mark Carney says the U.S. demanded, including restrictions on Canada entering into new trade deals with other countries.
Since then, Trump has escalated his economic attacks against Canada, imposing multiple rounds of tariffs as well as import restrictions.
With a file from Global News’ Reggie Cecchini
It’s time to impose export taxes on oil, gas and potash. F-ck them.
All the negative, anti-Canadian comments here seem to be from angry Cons who just realized that they have no chance of forming government. Apparently constantly bitching, complaining, and hoping for Canada to fail doesn’t appeal to the majority of Canadians.
Anyone who believes Carney’s approval rating is at 70% is a damned fool.
Carney just sucks trump’s and Xi’s co cks. That’s all he does!
Buddy, approval ratings while a nation faces an external threat is exactly why the Libs delayed the election for as long as they did, to save their party from assured oblivion. Feel free to keep clapping while our democracy was eroded, buddy. The real approval ratings that will matter are when suckers like you finally realize that most of our economic issues predates tariffs.
The rest of the world was busy quietly making deals with Trump while Carney instead chose to saber rattle with pointless speeches about “middle powers”. When dealing with a crybaby like Trump one should keep their true intentions hidden while working behind the scenes like the UK, China, and France did with the USA.
Keep clapping buddy while good people are leaving Canada.
Have a nice day buddy.
@ 12:16 Anonymous – I am not your buddy. Carney’s approval rating hit 70% on Sept 7. That is the highest for any Canadian PM in history. You can complain all you want about what you think are fatal flaws but the number of people that agree with you is dwindling. There are no new people adopting your views. What you think matters clearly doesn’t. Carney is navigating Canada into a new position as the world order we were used to unravels. The rest of the developed world respects and trusts him.
If you are so unhappy you should contact the people that you know that left and join them. Love it or leave it. Bye.
Buddy,
Carney is an opportunist who steals other people’s ideas. That matters. You know what else matters, that he made his career entirely working on Monetary policy, which is so simple it could he automated, and yet he tried to take credit for work done on past Fiscal policy. “Superior on the economy” my ar$e. Jim Flaherty, god rest his soul, could out duel Carney on the economy in his sleep.
The Libs sold him as some breath of fresh air saviour, yet we all knew that he was working behind the scenes in Trudeau’s PMO. Suckers like you bought into it, and here we are a year and a half later with no trade deal with what used to be our biggest trading partner. We have 100k+ Canadians leaving the country every year, and that predates tariffs by the way. A 57 year record was set in 2024 with 106k. The following year that went up to 120k. We all know someone who left. These are hardworking succesful people who can afford to make that move and be successful elsewhere. Its a brain drain started under the Libs when Carney was working behind the scenes. So keep ignoring those hard facts and buying into this supposed new version of this snake oil salesman. Meanwhile Trudeau is globetrotting and acting like a groupie.
@ 1:02 Anonymous – So what? Trudeau haters criticize Carney for changing positions from when he was advising Trudeau. Would you rather that he continue with those policies? Can’t have it both ways.
You ignore the fact that Carney is clearly superior on the economy than the alternatives.
Carney has the wheel now and likely for the foreseeable future. Get used to it.
Great list posted overnight of all those businesses that went out of business in Canada. Look around your downtowns. All I see are ever more Dollorama, Shoppers Drugmart, and Cannabis store. Even coffee shops are closing up.
Actually Harper actually called out Carney for falsely taking credit for the hard work done by Flaherty in 2008, speaking for Flaherty who is no longer alive to defend his legacy.
Actually nice spin there on Carney’s policies, because they themselves were spins. Carney did a 180 on his own longheld view on carbon tax, and the increase in capital gains that he himself pushed Trudeau on. He also copied Pierre’s pledges to downsize the public sector, and to eliminate HST on sales of homes under 1m for first time homebuyers. Need me to mention more policies lifted from Pierre?
So please go ahead spin some more that these were always Carneys views.
Trudeau prorogued parliament at the absolute worst time, as Trump was taking office, and for no reason other than saving the LPC from oblivion. Federal Ministers, the ones who hadn’t already announced they were quitting, were busy campaigning in their ridings instead of negotiating with the USA. Doug Ford had to fill the gap as part of his role as the head of association of premiers. We had a dysfunctional federal government all so the LPC could drag out an election that should have been called a year earlier had Singh, now in oblivion, had not kept the JT gov on life support.
The initiatives that Carney had in common with the Conservatives were obvious – otherwise Poilivre would have never been able to come up with them. He’s a simpleton. CPC had to stack the leadership convention to make it seem like Poilievre was strong.
There’s a reason that Harper is speaking in favour of Carney’s actions. This is not a close call.
How exactly is Carney great? He advised Trudeau on the economy in Trudeau’s final years. Includibg turning away Germany and Japan from buying our LNG.
When running to replace Trudeau, the first three policy initiatives announced by Carney were lifted directly from Pierre.
How exactly is Carney great? He advised Trudeau on the economy in Trudeau’s final years. Includibg turning away Germany and Japan from buying our LNG.
When running to replace Trudeau, the
@ Trudeau is Katy’s groupie – So it’s great that Carney is leading the country. He’s better at doing the things conservatives want done than they are.
Too bad the Conservatives raised 3 limp leaders like Scheer, O’Toole and Poilievre against Justin. It’s not Canadian’s fault that they voted for the party with the best leader 3 times.
Most of our economic issues predate tariffs.
Do you know what the below companies have in common;
Lowes, Target, Sears, Hudson Bay, Kleenex, Zellers, Bed Bath and Beyond, Nortsrom, AMC, Ballys Fitness, Disney Store, JCrew, Le Chateau, Johnston & Murphy.
Those are just a small selection of all the companies that closed shop or left Canada completely, and all before any tariffs came in play.
All thanks to the Lost Liberal Decade.
@northern Nelly, nice try paid bot.
FAW-Q conservatives
us has no “urgency” because canada isnt bowing down and they have to say something to save face
Anonymous and others pretending that Cansda didn’t have a trade agreenent with China before Carney. Canada, the US, and all other WTO members were in a trade agreement with China when China joined the WTO in 2001. Canada and Chinn reduced their retaliatory tariffs put on a cpuplr of years before but they didn’t create a new trade agreement. Puts us in the same position as the US.
Bear in mind that Trump is only president for 2 more years. As the British say “This too shall pass”
MAGA: It’s because of Canada getting closer to China, oh wait.
@Northern Nelly: Are you that stupid?
Carney is at 70% in the polls, a n all time record for a Prime Minister.
trump’s polls? bwahahahahahaha
trump is soon gone.
Pedophiles can go trade with themselves.
Northern Nelly. Trump has talked about Canada becoming the 51st State and suggested using economic coercion to do that. He has threatened to erase the border to take part of Canada. Surely you must understand that the Canadian Government has to consider all eventualities, including a U.S. invasion to achieve these goals. You must also understand that the military regularly considers its response to all potential threats, including a U.S. invasion. The likelihood of an invasion is irrelevant, this is just part of ordinary government activity.
As to walking away from an almost completed deal, the U.S. made a number of last minute additions that crossed red lines, including limiting our ability to make agreements with other countries and removing heavy duty trucks from the Agreement. Because this changed the nature of the proposal on the table at the last minute Carney was absolutely right to walk away from a bad deal presented in bad faith. Simon Reisman walked away from the table near the end of the 1984 Canada – US FTA negotiations, because it was the right thing to do at the time. Stephen Harper also said that Carney was right not to take the U.S. proposal. You can’t get a good deal unless you are prepared to walk away from a bad one. Carney did the right thing.
Trump is never comfortable and he is squirming more and more as the midterms approach.
The people are not comfortable with his leadership and how much he is costing them.
The focus shouldn’t be on Trump and the US.
The focus should be on Carney and Canada.
Carney has recently mocked Trump. Seems popular with voters but is that really a good strategy.
Was walking away from a deal which was almost done a smart thing to do.
Has all the Carney exaggeration about a war, being under attack, planning for a US invasion, joining the EU, losing sovereignty and giving away french culture, really been useful.
Carney put politics first and economics last.
No doubt, the US is not willing to engage anytime soon.
It’s your move, Carney.
Liberals win again, only the weak cuntservative voters can’t see this.
I love living in a country where this micro fringe group of uneducated keyboard warriors think anyone cares are listens to them.
You could not write a comedy that could compare to the joke that the daily life of a PP loving conservative voters goes through.
The Liberals will forever live rent free in your weak head, and I love it.
Bahahaha
Hey Jimmy 3 Shoes. I’ll give you 2 packs of smokes and a case of beer for the Sable if Timmy doesn’t pay you by welfare day.But it has to have a spare tire.
Timmy 2socks
September 25, 2026 at 4:07 pm
Of course he is …..Canada is flailing and failing while the largest economy in the world chugs along and well we just have chugs.
Hey Timmy 2 socks.
You still owe me a pack of smokes and some beer for the Mercury Sable.
Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
How do you define “comfortable”? Having the lowest public support for a President, having record inflation, having a potpourri of domestic issues be it about a pool, a house, a guy named Epstein, corruption and grift, failed foreign policy, losing a war, having a baffling number of questionable cabinet ministers, a shortage of munitions…. Oh yes I am comfortable being a bully toward my neighbour and former best allies, ok, now I understand.
so the ussa thinks it can out wait and out play Canada? good luck with that…and your 41 trillion dollar debt that increases by 307 million every hour of every single day. which means the ussa now pays more on debt service than their entire economy makes in a year, har de har har!!
enjoy your poverty and bankruptcies. the ussa better pray that Japan, China, and Canada don’t decide to become nasty and crash the amerikkkan dream and sell off the trillions the ussa owes them in debt bonds. hahahahahaha!!
Ankles up!
Somehow I think the people in the US that buy lumber, potash, aluminum from us , as well as bourbon distillers and wineries in California exporting to Canada.. along with tourism spots aren’t all that comfortable.
Wait till October Greer with no deal your boarder states may all go Democrat in the midterms. Trumparoo may get impeached. Lol
The midterms are approaching and Greer is outwardly displaying patience. Yet there is political pressure from border states to come to a deal. You just have to listen how angry Trump sounds about nasty Canada to realize this.
You progressives who suggest the US economy is somehow weak: you have 11 years of Utopia… defend the Liberal record. My goodness the TDS deflection is breathtaking.
LOL you can’t even post a message with the letters W E F together. Even Global knows it’s like a swear word. haahaha
Well this makes sense, why would the U.S. be worried? Canada’s being led by a moron W E F clown of a banker, who’s only good point seems top be his speech writer. All this thanks to a few million Boomers in Ontario and Quebec who were stupid enough to think Carney would be the “Master Negotiator.” You all need to be taken out back and dealt with like a lame horse.
Brad and Jimbo are making things up. The US has higher inflation, lower job creation in absolute terms and far lower in relative terms, higher prime rate, and no where near the fantasy 30 trillion in new investments. Claiming that Trump meaningfully increased Venezuelan oil production or that he has a deal with Belarus for potash is obviously wrong.
lol, sure sure….and in other news!
Hey Brad, sit down before you hurt yourself.
Canadians are total illiterates when it comes to Economics & Trade! The USA has the Best economy in the World right now, they are not suffering. 5%GDP. 3.4% Inflation (same as Canada) 162,000 jobs last month, $30 trillion in investments, NOT SUFFERING! The people that think Carney is doing great not making a deal, don’t care because thete jobs are secure & they have money! Ask the record Homeless, ask at the record Foodbank usage, ask at The UI Office or the Record Food costs. Media Miss leads & doesn’t say we have the worse Economy & unemployment in the G7. 42,000 jobs lost, in 10 years are Economy only grew 0.5%, the USA 23%. Average incomes $67,000 in Canada, $87,000 USA. Were Losing Billions in Trade, wake up the longer we wait the more we LOSE & we aren’t Hurting the USA. Last thing, we have MASSIVE TRADE DEFICITS with every Foreign Country we trade with!!!
After Sugar Daddy Doug threatened to surcharge Ontario’s electricity, Trump paid Carney’s Westinghouse 8 billion to build him a couple of Nuke power plants.
After threatening to cut off Alberta’s oil, Trump ramped up production in his Venezuelan oil fields.
After threatening to cut off Saskatchewan’s potash, Trump made a deal with Belarus to get it cheaper.
Yep, Trump is in no hurry for klepto-socialist Canada to make a trade deal.
Of course he is …..Canada is flailing and failing while the largest economy in the world chugs along and well we just have chugs.
Pee Pee would taken a bad deal and made us a US slaves building Trump sniper monuments. Go Carney!
Good. No deal until Trump is gone.
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We might have needed the US more if Trump hadn’t taken on the rest of the world at once. We might even have needed them more if Trump hadn’t undermined the US economy through sheer incompetence. Insread, they need us more than we need them, which explains why they still have a trade deficit with Canada.
Well Yeah… Whose in the drivers seat here. Certainly not Mr. hat in hand Carney, telling us that ” Canada and Ghana are closer now…”
If Trump was comfortable with the pause in trade talks Greer would not have to tell us.
Yeah, they are comfortable because we need them wayyyyy more than they need us.
Cmon Carnival Carney you master negotiator you. You ran on this saying you would have a deal right away. Tick Tock.
Some people said that we have better gun laws here. If you watch news in Toronto you will hear shootings every night. Gun laws don’t apply to criminals so you should get off your high horse! We are not much better than American cities
Arrogant Trump puppet
It should be obvious. Greer is trying to create pressure to get us back to negotiations and thinking that we’re in bad shape. Just like Trump’s claim that the US will get potash from Belarus. Its a transparent strategy that won’t work. The goal is also obvious. Trump has failed at virtually everything he’s tried since starting his second term and he desperately needs a win. We were supposed tobgive Trump a win by accepting his one-sided take it or leave it deal. Good thing we had Carney. If Poilievre were PM he’d have accepted the US terms. Luckily the Cons have no hope of ever forming Government.
The U.S. doesn’t care because Canada needs them way more than they need us. Canada is basically irrelevant.
Whats the point of any deal with the U.S. , Trump breaks deals on a hissy fit whim and his group of ass kissers parrot his stupidity , which knows no bounds . The U.S. electorate have shown their stupidity by repeatedly voting in this monster .
SO, the fat, orange slob is happy where things are …. G O O D!!!! IF THE IMBECILE NEEDS THE POTASH AND OTHER MINERALS CANADA SHOULD DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE PRICE!!!!!
Then maybe we should up the prices on what the USA wants and needs. They should not get na reduced for anything,pay the world prices.
Carney and the PMO claim Angola is a middle country.
It has a GDP of a paltry and pathetic $152 billion and is barely a nation having been in a civil war from 1975 to 2002.
They are nothing. Spittle.
Carney and the Liberals are bankrupt of strategy.
@Matthew if you have a problem with our gun laws, go south, they’re probably looking for a few “good conservatives” to help with their white “Christian” movement.
Trump is comfortable alright. He is trying to find ways to inflict pain on Canada, yet he is hurting the Americans in the process. He is doing what he thinks the Americans want to hear. Greer is correct: America needs oil, gas, and potash…global commodities that Canada have available. Thanks to the American Iranian war, Canada is doing pretty good as the oil and diesel are record highs. And no, Greer. The US does not have a lot of other trade. Canada trade with America has weakened and will no longer be the same. Canada didn’t make the America poor or rich but we used to have each other’s backs, and looked after each other, just like the 9-11. But Canada is hurting because the American president and the government stabbed us and is now aiming for our hearts. Trump’s rants are not conducive. As the number of skeletons are building up in his closet, Trump needs find faults and blame everything on someone else. And who else to blame but your neighbour, your once closest ally. This is a wake up call. Canada need to diversify and find new allies before we bleed out, and this takes time to heal the wounds.
As someone that does have direct connections on the inside, don’t hold your breath Jameson, you won’t survive. Currently, we aren’t in bed and won’t negotiate with a country that decides they’re going to move the goal posts just before signatures hit the page. The vote is, because they’re south of us, they can veto and influence any direction we go in. Donnie isn’t comfortable, otherwise he’d shut that big orange trap in the middle of his face. Canada is seeking investment elsewhere, justifiably so. If there’s anything left over, the US can have our scraps.
Liberal idiocy thinks criminals will legally buy guns and not cut down the butt stock and barrel so it is as easy to conceal as a pistol because, obviously, that’s illegal and criminals abide laws.
This same idiot logic perverts all of your ideologies.
It is time for change.
As a true coward as Trump is and about to lose the mid terms, of course he ok with where it’s at, Carney has been beating him up and taking his lunch money on the global stage.
Only the fringe cult bait PP worshipping knuckle daggers would disagree.
Your welcome for the education today, now be gone PP worshippers
All of your efforts are meaningless boomers. We will undo every one of your failures.
No one cares about your brown shirt polls Liberals.
THE USA IS A GUN WORSHIPPING COUNTRY. CANADA CAN LIVE WITHOUT THAT, WE HAVE ENOUGH OF OUR OWN, CANADA’S TRADE SHOULD BE GLOBAL, NOT SOLEY DEVOTED TO AMERICA.
Canada is one suffering not the USA. All self inflicted wounds by Carneys incompetence. Time is on the USAs side.
Leger poll from 09/19-09/21, n=1533
Do you support becoming an associate member of the EU:
70% yes, 13% no, 17% unsure
If Trump is comfortable with the status quo, why the great need for Greer to report on it.
Cue the excuses. ‘They’re illegal’ lawfare will save us. Um, nope. The withdrawal from Cusma is legal. Get back to the table. “You can’t deal with him” um, nope. Many nations have. Get back to the table. “The midterms will finish him” um, nope. He may well lose congress but look around: many Democrats support specific restrictions from Canada. The relationship has changed, permanently, old status quo is over. Get back to the table. Your hate of Trump blinds you to reality.
Remember what Carney said “It we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu”. Trump has all the leverage including much deeper pockets. The longer Canada dithers the weaker its position. Whine all you want TDS sufferers. Your own PM has preemptively criticized his current negotiating stance. Canada suffers as a result.
Trump is a donkey. A gigantic braying Ass. You can’t deal with an Ass. Enjoy watching his administration get their asses handed to them at the midterms and wait for the next, hopefully sane, President.
So they admit they are getting products they NEED from Canada contradicting Trump and exposing his Lies that they need nothing from Canada
What a lot of drivel; expensive vacations seem to be a “comment theme”; personally I haven’t read anything about an expensive vacation except on these “Comment” columns. Gossip and social media comments.
When the tariffs are ruled illegal then watch the trump rat crawl.
Carney is failing. No deal with the U.S.
Budget failure and cooking the books to hide it.No relief for the cost of living.Soaring debt.Lies.Miscalculations.No concrete results on anything .Just pipe dreams of grandeur and lavish vacations around the globe disguised as trade talks.
And the brainwashed Seals continue to applaud.