U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in a CNBC interview that President Donald Trump is “comfortable” with where things stand in trade talks with Canada and feels “no urgency” to make a deal. Greer quoted Trump as saying, “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.” He added that the United States continues to receive needed resources from Canada, stating, “We’re still getting what we need from them in terms of oil, gas, potash.” Greer also noted that there remains “a lot of strong trade” between the two countries and that Canada is still looking for a trade deal, observing, “The Canadians, periodically they come and they want to have a deal.” While both sides have been having “good conversations about potential deals,” Greer said the U.S. felt “no urgency” to make a trade deal anytime soon. Canada’s Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s office told Global News that “Canada maintains ongoing communications with our American counterparts.” The source text notes that trade talks collapsed in August after Ottawa walked away from the negotiating table in response to last‑minute terms that Prime Minister Mark Carney says the United States demanded, including restrictions on Canada entering into new trade deals with other countries. Since that breakdown, Trump has escalated his economic actions against Canada, imposing multiple rounds of tariffs as well as import restrictions. A file from Global News’ Reggie Cecchini accompanied the report. All factual statements in this brief are drawn directly from the provided source text.
