WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration hasn’t “had a lot of luck with Canada” in its trade negotiations ahead of next week’s deadline to avert tariffs. Trump says his administration hasn’t been focused on a deal with Canada and America’s northern neighbour could be a country “where they just pay tariffs.”

As long as there’s a ‘tariff man’ in the White House, talks are unlikely to yield relief beyond USMCA exemptions