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        "id": 2051512,
        "msgid": "canada-pessimistic-about-return-to-tariff-free-trade-with-us-1792731198",
        "date": "2026-10-23 10:53:31",
        "title": "Canada Pessimistic About Return to Tariff-Free Trade with US",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Canada\u2019s chief trade negotiator says the country should not expect a return to tariff-free trade with the United States, as Ottawa and Washington navigate a period of trade realignment. Talks may resume, but no timetable has been set, while tariffs and retaliatory measures have strained relations.",
        "content": "<p>Washington (ANTARA) \u2013 Canada believes its tariff-free trade\nrelationship with the United States is unlikely to return to the way it\nwas, the country\u2019s chief trade negotiator with the US, Janice Charette,\nsaid on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think we should expect a return to tariff-free trade with\nthe United States. No country in the world will be in a position to\nsecure tariff-free trade with the US,\u201d Charette said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Toronto Global Forum, Charette said Ottawa and\nWashington were now in a period of realignment in their trade\nrelationship. This gives Canada an opportunity to pursue the best\npossible deal for the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have said publicly that the pen has been put down and the door is\nopen. Canada is ready to resume talks to achieve our goal of stabilising\nthe relationship,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Charette said Canadian and US negotiators were discussing the\npossibility of resuming trade negotiations, although no timetable had\nbeen set. She said it would be a mistake for the two countries to stop\ncommunicating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe worst thing that could happen is if we stopped talking to one\nanother \u2026 We have a trading relationship. We want to increase trade,\u201d\nCharette said.<\/p>\n<p>Canada-US relations have been strained since 2025 by trade disputes\nand wider diplomatic repercussions. On 21 August 2026, trade talks\nstalled and the US began imposing 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods\nworth US$20 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Canada subsequently introduced retaliatory measures targeting several\nUS products, including steel, dairy products, household appliances,\nagricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government\nwas ready to resume negotiations to reach a fair trade deal with the US,\nbut only if Washington was also prepared to negotiate in good faith.<\/p>",
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