Carney avoids trade details as Canada nears 50% U.S. tariff deadline

Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, refused to specify what a satisfactory trade deal would entail for Canada, describing the talks with the United States as both intense and delicate. He confirmed his intention to speak with President Trump before the tariff deadline that threatens to impose a 50 percent duty on $29 billion of Canadian exports. On the same day, Ottawa and the provinces announced a non-binding arrangement to expand the Churchill Falls hydroelectric facility, temporarily setting aside a decades-long pricing dispute between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador.

The House of Commons public-safety committee will meet to decide on investigating possible security-screening failures after a Canadian woman of Chinese origin was detained in Belgium for alleged NATO espionage. A new book highlights historic episodes of rowdy behavior in Parliament, and an Abacus Data poll reveals Canadians are divided between imposing counter-tariffs and continuing negotiations in response to the impending U.S. duties.