Prime Minister Mark Carney took a trip to Washington D.C. yesterday (Tuesday), meeting with President Donald Trump.
Prince George Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Neil Godbout said business owners across Canada most likely watched to see how the meeting would go.
As of now, Godbout said the meeting between the two seemingly went well.
“Trump and Carney will meet again for the G7 meeting coming up which is taking place in Alberta.”
“I think we’ll know more as it goes down the road, but I think it was a promising first step.”
The Canada-US-Mexico trade agreement will be up for renewal next year, which Godbout said could be broadened to include softwood lumber, but the US would expect relief as well.
“If you’re going to open a door on our side, say on softwood lumber, the Americans would naturally expect a door to open, say on dairy or something else.”
“That’s the art of negotiation, we’ll have to see what happens.”
He said Trump will keep his foot on the gas in getting concessions from major trade partners, but the uncertainty and unpredictability is always there.
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