Trump says US and Canada have a trade deal, but key terms remain unclear
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Canada and the United States have moved closer to finalizing a trade agreement that would avert threatened 50% U.S. tariffs
WASHINGTON -- Canada and the United States moved closer Wednesday to finalizing a trade agreement that would avert threatened 50% U.S. tariffs, with a senior Canadian official calling the emerging terms “a very good deal for Canada” while cautioning that negotiations were not complete.
President Donald Trump said the agreement was “very fair” to both sides and predicted U.S. farmers and manufacturers would benefit. The tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian imports have been postponed until 12:01 a.m. Saturday.
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“the old status quo is not possible,”
“we will not go back to the way things were before.”