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Prime Minister Carney to Update Premiers on U.S. Trade Talks as Aug. 1 Deadline Looms
ONTARIO, JUL 21 – Canada's premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney discuss harmonizing nursing regulation and internal trade, aiming to counter U.S. tariffs threatening 35% on Canadian goods starting Aug. 1.
- On Monday, July 21, 2025, Canada's premiers met at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario, to discuss eliminating internal trade barriers and addressing a looming U.S. tariff threat.
- Mounting U.S.-Canada trade tensions drove the summit's agenda, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened in a July 10 letter to impose 35% tariffs by Aug. 1.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford joined Alberta and Saskatchewan counterparts to sign an MOU for pipelines using Ontario steel, and he urged matching U.S. tariffs `dollar for dollar` to assert strength.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney commended the premiers' trade agreements to open internal Canadian markets, while Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said `we are only going to accept the best deal for Canada`.
- Expecting the August 1 deadline, Carney predicted that trade talks will intensify and may include tariffs ahead of the deadline, adding that the government must support industries and onshore production of goods like aluminum cans and steel beams.
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