Commercial talks in two laws: Canada-the United States is preparing to negotiate stages

All signs indicate Canada and the United States, which hold trade negotiations in two separate stages – together now on direct irritants, and the rest next year.

This process is still formed. But the idea of ​​two steps appears in the comments after this week’s meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump.

The first stage? A quick boost to alleviate tensions on customs tariffs and stabilize trade relations, is based on the broader security relationship in Canada and the United States.

This allows both sides to avoid the formal shared review of the Canada-USA Convention (CUSMA), which is not to start legally. Until next year.

Based on Trump’s private comments, it is not even clear that it is related to the preservation of CUSMA as an agreement of three countries, not to mention the technical feasibility assessment of accelerating the negotiation schedule.

Canada’s Ambassador to the United States told CBC News that the two countries are not actually looking at the broader North American Convention.

“Whether there is a possibility that this is (CUSMA) it does not fall at the present time,” said Kirsten Hilman on Friday.

“At the present time, we focus on the meeting, and the agreement, between the Prime Minister and the President, which is to hold some bilateral discussions to reach an arrangement for both countries.

“Focus on the ranking of Canada and the United States.”

She was in contact with the American commercial actor, Jameson Jarir, while Trade Minister Dominic Lieblanic was talking to US Minister of Trade Howard Lottenic.

Comments from the American side strengthening the idea that Washington sees bilateral deals with individual countries as a greater priority than multi -country agreements.

“I don’t even know whether we would deal with USMCA,” Trump said during his oval office meeting with Carney, using the United States’ shortcut to the North America Trade Agreement.

“We are dealing more with concepts at the moment.”

Look at the UK talks

So how do these concepts look like? The American ambassador to Canada indicated as a template this week The United States agreementUnofficial arrangement is not included in the law.

Beit Harkra told Al -Wataniya newspaper that some of the main topics of these negotiations are identical to those expected to be on the table in the Canada and the United States talks.

In an interview with The Post, the elimination of definitions on the steel of the United Kingdom and aluminum, which Canada will definitely seek. Then we mentioned attempts to eliminate the UK digital services tax-are still unlawful.

He added: “All I know is that they are covering the same problems.”

As for the reason that the UK has already concluded these negotiations, but Canada was not, Hoekstra described it as a priority, but it said that the Canada elections slowed down.

Countries have since started the basic architecture maps of how these negotiations develop.

“Now the frame starts,” said Hixstra.

Carney security element raised

Carney’s idea was to link trade with a broader conversation in Canada and the United States about security. The main goal: protecting Canadian goods from customs tariffs based on national security.

How can it look like that?

Take an example of the 1st export in Canada: Oil. Former governor leader Irene Otol Proposal Ensuring some American folders per year at reduced prices – in other words, add the formal nature to what is already happening.

As for export No. 2 in Canada, Autos, Carney made a hidden suspension while he was in Washington. He alluded to Canada being part of Trump’s concern about the imports of Asian parts.

Flavio Volby, a car industry official, said Canada can seek relief from customs tariffs by taking several steps to reduce Trump on the basis of national security.

Contract agreements with the United States for desired goods-critical minerals, uranium, oil and gas can include.

It can resemble the agreements signed by Canada Germany and Car companies Three years ago, Volby, head of the National Parts Makers Association in Canada. He said that Canada could also guarantee the removal of some Chinese parts of supply chains in North America.

These are the types of conversations about to start.

“You can do it separately from CUSMA.”