Overview

• The Prime Minister’s Office called the conversation productive and wide-ranging, noting discussions on trade, a potential economic and security framework, and support for Ukraine and Europe.
• The leaders agreed to reconvene shortly, and the White House confirmed the call focused on trade.
• Earlier in Washington, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand held her first official meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with the State Department citing talks on Ukraine diplomacy, Haiti, Gaza and coercive activity by China.
• The 35 percent tariff increase includes a broad exemption for goods that meet CUSMA rules of origin, but Canada also faces separate U.S. duties on steel, aluminum, copper and automobiles.
• The White House ties the tariff escalation to fentanyl flows and Canadian retaliatory measures, even as U.S. data show minimal fentanyl seizures at the northern border.