According to Canada Ambassador in the United States Discussion with the Donald Trump team are constructive
(Washington) Ambassador of Canada in the United States, Kristen Hillman, said that her American counterparts have been important, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to increase 35 %in Canada on Friday.
Mme Hillman, who is also the main negotiator of Canada with the United States, says that during the week a professional and constructive exchanges with a team of US President were held.
In the end she added that the agreement that suited Canada was not on the table.
“We are simply not there yet,” he saidme Hillman with Canadian press. We have made progress, but we are not yet. »»
Although it seems that the last customs duties imposed by Donald Trump are the mind, mme Hillman emphasizes that it is important to remember that there is an exception to the goods in accordance with the Single Mexico Business Agreement in Canada (ACEUM).
She added that all the country-me exception Mexico would be ready to replace the space with Canada if possible.
Thursday, Donald Trump granted Mexico an extension of 90 days for commercial negotiations, and thus postponed a deadline for taxation of customs obligations of 30 % on Mexican goods, is not in line with ACEUM
Canadian and American officials remained a large extent.
Mme Hillman explained that these discussions were particularly focused on the vital economic industry, which is essential for the economic and national security of both countries, as well as how strong Canada can help Trump achieve some of his national objectives.
“I think we have unique positions that work with the United States, in a completely compatible way to protect us from threats that products represent unfairly, perhaps subsidized, even sold at low prices, threatening our industry by creating unfair competition conditions.”
Canadian and American officials also mentioned irritating resources on both sides of regulatory policies, added M.me Hillman.
Trump has long complained of Canada, distorts agricultural and dairy sectors and criticizes his expenses in terms of defense. Asked on Thursday, the US President has suffered that Canada must “pay a fair price”.
The White House official, at the edge of the meeting, said that Canada showed a lack of seriousness in commercial discussions about the abolition of commercial obstacles.
Ambassador who is not discouraged by increasing customs duties said that there is still work, especially on the sectoral customs obligations stored by Mr. Trump on steel, aluminum and car.
“Now it’s a question of continuing these discussions,” she said.
Canadian officials exerted pressure on these sectoral customs rights to be removed from any agreement, and the US Minister of Finance Scott Bessnt said on Thursday that the negotiations on the customs obligations had occurred.
Bessnt said CNBC that Ford Trucks are using a lot of aluminum, plans to “deal with Canada about this topic”.
The United States strongly depends on the import of aluminum and does not have the national ability to compensate for what they buy in Canada.
Ambassador Hillman said that aluminum prices in the United States are now 50 % higher than in the rest of the world for the duties that Donald Trump has deposited.
“There are very lively discussions between American consumers of aluminum, ie companies that use this product and their own government,” she said.
Mm. Carney and Trump are in relatively regular contact, added mme Hillman, but the Prime Minister clearly said he would only accept the most advantageous agreement for Canada.
“We will do everything we can to do things and achieve a stable situation as soon as possible, but in the end the main thing is to get the best agreement for Canada,” she concluded.