First Nations leaders have low expectations for progress at meeting with Carney
The closed-door meeting was promised by Carney in June after chiefs said their rights were not respected by the rush to push the Building Canada Act, known as Bill C-5, through Parliament in June.
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Scare tactic or dangerous threat? Hong Kong activists living in B.C. react to police bounties
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- Toronto Sun
Carney says trade talks in 'intense phase' after Trump scores win with EU
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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The prime minister's comments come after Trump last week told reporters that Canada wasn't a priority ahead of his Aug. 1 deadline to make trade deals. 'There are many aspects to these negotiations,' Carney said in P.E.I. 'We are engaged in them but the assurance for Canadian business, for Canadians, is we will only sign a deal that's the right deal, that's a good deal for Canada.' The EU framework announced Sunday gave Trump a much-needed win as he looks to realign global trade — and it indicates that no nations are likely to get a reprieve from his tariffs. It sets a 15 per cent tariff on most goods, including European automobiles. 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'We are a reliable partner, we are a good partner, but we also won't get kicked around,' he said. Sands said Carney's recent move to limit imports of foreign steel into Canada will help shore up the domestic market during the tariff tumult while also avoiding the ire of the Trump administration. The prime minister recognizes you can engage in retaliation, Sands said, but 'it doesn't bring you much joy.' He said there are other actions, such as import quotas, that would better protect Canadian markets. MLB Toronto & GTA Golf World Celebrity
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- Toronto Sun
EDITORIAL: PM's view on good trade deal changed
U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hold a bilateral meeting during the G7 Leaders' Summit on June 16, 2025 in Kananaskis, Alberta. Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images We agree with Prime Minister Mark Carney that no deal with the U.S. on trade is better than a bad one, but the problem is Canadians have no idea about what he thinks a good deal is. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account We do know that his definition of a good deal has changed over time. Carney's original position was that a good deal for Canada — the one he was aiming for — was an agreement which eliminated all U.S. tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. But that's no longer the case. Carney said earlier this month such a deal was unlikely, given that all of Trump's trade agreements to date with the U.K., Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and now the European Union, which was announced on Sunday, contain baseline tariffs. Responding to the announcement of Trump's deal with the EU on Monday, Carney repeated his position that: 'The assurance for Canadian business, for Canadians, is we will only sign a deal that's the right deal, that's a good deal for Canada.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He described Canada's ongoing negotiations with the U.S. as complex and at an 'intense phase,' given Trump's threat to impose a 35% tariff on Canadian imports not compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) on Friday, if no deal is reached by then. Trump agreed to CUSMA during his first term as president describing it at the time as the 'the best (trade) agreement we've ever made.' While most Canadian imports to the U.S. are CUSMA-compliant, the bigger concern for us is the separate sectoral tariffs Trump is imposing on Canadian steel, aluminum, automobiles, and copper. On the possibility of a settlement resolving all these issues, Carney said, 'there is a landing zone that's possible, but we have to get there.' If no agreement is reached, Carney will then have to decide whether to impose more counter-tariffs on the U.S. than he already has, keeping in mind that counter-tariffs are paid by Canadian consumers in higher prices for U.S. goods imported into Canada. During the federal election, Carney's campaign platform estimated these counter-tariffs would increase federal government revenue by $20 billion this fiscal year, money he promised to invest in industries and workers hardest hit by Trump's tariffs. MLB Toronto & GTA Golf World Celebrity
