Canada – U.S. 1 May 2025-

5 May
Trump says he doesn’t know why Carney wants to meet as business experts raise caution about trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump says he does not know what to expect from his Tuesday meeting with Mark Carney or why the Prime Minister wants to see him.
(Globe & Mail) In comments less than 24 hours before the pair sit down for their first tête-à-tête, Mr. Trump adopted a nonchalant air.
“I don‘t know. He’s coming to see me. I’m not sure what he wants to see me about, but I guess he wants to make a deal. Everybody does,” the President said Monday in the Oval Office when asked what he anticipated for the meeting. “They all want to make a deal because we have something that they all want.”
Carney heads to Washington, D.C. ahead of Trump meeting: PMO
Carney, in his first comments Friday following the election, said it was “important to distinguish want from reality,” adding that the upcoming talks would be difficult.
“I’m not pretending those discussions will be easy,” he said. “They won’t proceed in a straight line. There will be zigs and zags, ups and downs. But as I said in my remarks, I will fight for the best deal for Canada and only accept the best deal for Canada and take as much time as necessary.”

Northeastern governors look to sidestep Trump administration in Canadian trade war
Governors from six states, including Massachusetts and New York, invited the premiers of six Canadian provinces for a meeting in Boston in the coming weeks.
Northeastern governors are looking to bolster their economic ties with America’s northern neighbor and counteract the Trump administration’s combative trade policies.
In a letter sent Monday, governors from six states, including Massachusetts and New York, invited the premiers of six Canadian provinces for a meeting in Boston in the coming weeks.
“As Governors of New England, we want to keep open lines of communication and cooperation and identify avenues to overcome the hardship of these uninvited tariffs and help our economies endure,” the letter, led by Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, reads. “As we continue to navigate this period of great uncertainty, we are committed to preserving cross border travel, encouraging tourism in our respective jurisdictions, and promoting each other’s advantages and amenities.”

2 May
Canada’s Mark Carney on Getting Ready to Meet Trump (video)
(Bloomberg Television) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday to discuss trade issues and the broader relationship between Canada and the US. Carney spoke about the upcoming meeting.

30 April
Canada will deal with Trump ‘on our terms’, Carney tells BBC
Carney said talks with Trump would be “on our terms, not on their terms”.
“There is a partnership to be had, an economic and security partnership,” he said.
“It’s going to be a very different one than we’ve had in the past.”

Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday [7 May].
Carney said he’s anticipating “difficult, but constructive” talks in Washington.
Trump has repeatedly voiced a desire for Canada to become the “51st state” and has said that the United States acquiring Greenland is a matter of “national security.” He has also made noise about taking back the Panama Canal.
These dreams of expansion are a transparent effort by Trump to cement some kind of legacy for himself and distract from his utterly failed domestic agenda.
On whether or not he’ll visit the White House, Carney said “it depends.”
“I’ve been to Washington. I’ve been to the White House. I’ve seen it. I’ve seen all the monuments. I’ve been to Florida even,” he said. “So I’m not going as a tourist. I’ll go when there’s a serious discussion to be had.”