Carney's High-Stakes Trade Tightrope: Can Canada Avert a Tariff Catastrophe?

Prime Minister Mark Carney is sticking to his mantra that "Canada will not accept a bad deal" as a August 19 deadline for 50% US tariffs on roughly US$20 billion of Canadian products—including milk, plywood, and hockey sticks—looms. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and chief negotiator Janice Charette are camped in Washington for intense talks with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, aiming for a preliminary deal that would see Washington back off...