Overview

• Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump held their first in-person meeting, resetting the tone of U.S.-Canada relations but achieving no immediate policy breakthroughs.
• Trump reiterated U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, and auto industries will remain, and repeated annexation rhetoric, to which Carney firmly responded that Canada is 'not for sale.'
• Carney briefed provincial premiers on the meeting, earning praise for his composed approach and commitment to national unity amid ongoing western alienation and secession discussions in Alberta.
• The two leaders agreed to continue discussions in the coming weeks and to meet again at the G7 summit in Alberta in mid-June, signaling a longer-term negotiation process.
• Carney's focus now shifts to preparing for a June 1-2 first ministers' meeting in Saskatchewan aimed at addressing economic resilience and interprovincial cooperation.