Overview

• Canadian and U.S. teams remain in active talks on steel, aluminum and energy after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s White House visit ended without tariff relief.
• U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a Toronto audience the United States will not revert to the old auto trade regime and indicated Washington wants vehicles built in the U.S., with Canada supplying parts.
• Carney raised reviving the Keystone XL pipeline during the visit, and a Canadian official said President Donald Trump was receptive, though no project or agreement exists and the prior permit was canceled in 2021.
• During their Oval Office appearance, Trump mocked transgender people; Carney, whose child is nonbinary, did not respond publicly, drawing criticism from some Canadian politicians and advocates.
• Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre attacked Carney for returning “empty‑handed,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened tougher retaliatory steps, and business leaders endorsed pursuing pragmatic sectoral deals despite uncertainty.