Carney and Trump hold good conversation on trade deal

Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday he had a good conversation with President Donald Trump on the future of Canada-U.S. trade, and that negotiating teams from both countries will work in the coming weeks to deliver a mutually beneficial deal.

Why it matters: The call is the clearest signal since Canada walked away from the talks in August that a deal is being actively rebuilt, though Carney's wording sets sovereignty and language protections as terms, and no agreement is expected before Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections.

Data as of Carney's post on X of November 1, 2026, quoted in full in CTV News and Anadolu Agency reporting of November 1, 2026, each read in full in this run. The August walkout, the tariff rounds and Carney's comments last week are from the same reports. Trump had not commented on the conversation and the White House had issued no statement as of this update, so the account is the Canadian side's. Developing item.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday that he had a “good conversation” with President Donald Trump on the future of Canada-U.S. trade. In a post on X, Carney said the talk built on recent constructive discussions on the outlines of a mutually beneficial trade deal that would create jobs, boost affordability for families, and fully respect Canada’s languages, culture and sovereignty, and that teams from both countries “will now be working in the coming weeks to deliver that outcome.” The conversation follows Canada’s walkout from formal talks in August over what Carney called unreasonable last-minute U.S. demands, and a week in which Trump lifted some 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods while adding others; Trump had not commented on Sunday’s call.

Carney and Trump hold good conversation on trade deal

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