U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday a new economic deal with Canada was possible but stressed tariffs had to play a role, a position that the Canadian government strongly opposes. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney,

Leaders from some of America’s biggest trading partners traveled to the Group of Seven industrial nations summit in Canada this week hoping for deals with President Trump. They left empty-handed. A meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ended with a pledge for more talks.

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says that while conversations with the Trump administration are 'frequent and constructive ... we don't have the outcome we want yet.'