Carney balked at Trump’s talk of annexing Canada.
It helped Carney win the recent national election.
Now the leaders meet, with trade, and perhaps re-building trust, on the agenda.
Canada seeks relief from U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum, and some other products.
Trump wants changes in Canada’s dairy system...and more auto parts and vehicles built in the U.S., arguing that increasing domestic manufacturing is a national security issue.
The discussions directly affect Michigan, which imports billions of dollars’ worth of oil, steel, and lumber from Canada.
General Motors recently cited the tariff war as the reason it cut a shift at an Ontario truck plant and is directing the factory to build more vehicles only for the Canadian market.
