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Carney Rejects Tariff Countdown to Demand Best U.S. Trade Deal

LeBlanc’s trip to Washington kicks off critical negotiations supported by provincial infrastructure plans to offset threatened U.S. tariffs.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, speaks as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney listens as they address the premiers of Canada during the 2025 summer meetings of Canada's Premiers at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House on May 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/TNS)
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Overview

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa will only accept a U.S. trade pact that preserves Canadian interests, downplaying the Aug. 1 deadline and vowing not to agree at any cost.
  • Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is in Washington this week to press Canada’s demands and keep negotiations alive despite uncertain prospects of an agreement before the tariff deadline.
  • Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan premiers signed a memorandum of understanding to use Ontario steel for new pipelines and develop rail corridors to ship critical minerals as a hedge against U.S. levies.
  • Provincial leaders remain split on countermeasures, with Ontario Premier Doug Ford favoring reciprocal tariffs and onshoring production while British Columbia’s David Eby questioned the feasibility of new pipeline projects.
  • Ottawa is working to fold long-standing softwood lumber disputes into broader trade talks and plans to fast-track major projects through a new cabinet office by Labour Day.