Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday (May 2) he would be in Washington next Tuesday (May 6) for what he expects will be "difficult but constructive" talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, who he has accused of trying to break Canada.
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00:00On Tuesday, I had a very constructive call with President Trump, and we agreed to meet next Tuesday in Washington.
00:11Our focus will be on both immediate trade pressures and the broader future economic and security relationship between our two sovereign nations.
00:21My government will fight to get the best deal for Canada. We will take all the time necessary, but not more, in order to do so.
00:29For the first meeting, as I mentioned in my remarks, and the President and I discussed when we had our constructive call, there are two sets of issues.
00:39There are the immediate tariffs, both sectoral and so-called reciprocal and fentanyl tariffs, and then there is the broader relationship.
00:47So addressing both sets of issues, we'll see how that progress goes.
00:52It's important to get engaged immediately, which has always been my intention, has always been his intention.
00:59Look, I go there with the expectation of constructive, difficult but constructive discussions.
01:06That's the spirit of the conversations that the President and I had.
01:11We will begin to set out that new path for Canada, with a new Cabinet to be sworn in on the week of the 12th of May, and the recall of Parliament on May 26th.
01:23We will have the privilege of welcoming His Majesty King Charles III, who will deliver Canada's speech from the throne on May 27th.
01:32Her Majesty the Queen will join this visit.
01:35Her Majesty the Queen will join this visit.