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No formal negotiations taking place between the two countries to resolve trade dispute
Hello, welcome to Politics Insider. Let’s look at what happened today. The United States isn’t rushing to strike a trade deal with Canada, Washington’s point man on negotiations said today, noting the U.S. is still receiving the potash and energy it needs from this country.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was asked during an interview with CNBC about relations with Canada, given the damaging trade war that has escalated in recent weeks after Ottawa walked away from negotiations in August.
“We’re still getting what we need from them in terms of oil, gas, potash, all of these things,” Mr. Greer said, adding that the two countries are shipping agricultural products “back and forth across the border, so there’s still a lot of strong trade between the two countries. ” A Canadian government official said there are continuing communications with Washington, but no formal negotiations right now.
The Globe and Mail is not identifying the source because they are not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Mr. Greer said U.S. is having sporadic conversations with Canada, but stopped short of suggesting there are active negotiations taking place to resolve the dispute.
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Quote of the Day “ We have said we will sign an agreement when we think that there’s one that’s in the interests of Canada’s sovereignty and Canada’s economy. We’ll continue to do the good-faith work to try and get that agreement, but we’re not waiting by the phone, or I’m not looking at my phone to see if I’ve got a text from Howard Lutnick or Jamieson Greer.
” – Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc , on the status of trade talks with the United States. Question period Potash – a key component in fertilizers – has been a hot topic of late, with Trump musing the idea of replacing Canada’s supply with that of Belarus. Canada leads the world in potash exports, shipping 22.9 million tonnes in 2024 and accounting for 39 per cent of global exports.
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As Xi and Trump do their dance, Canada is left to wonder about its place Mr. Xi seems prepared to go slow with Canada to avoid irritating China-U.S. relations. Go deeper Follow along for our stories on Canada-U.S. relations as news develops Get the latest insight and analysis from our political opinion writers Got a news tip that you’d like us to look into? E-mail us at tips@globeandmail.com . Need to share documents securely?
Reach out via SecureDrop . The answer to today’s question: The leading destinations of Canadian potash exports, as of 2024, are the United States , Brazil and China , according to Natural Resources Canada.
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