Canada’s PM Mark Carney makes second White House go to to speak commerce with U.S. President Trump

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is making his second go to to the White House in 5 months on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) underneath rising strain to handle U.S. tariffs on metal, autos and different items which can be hurting Canada’s financial system.

A Canadian authorities official and a number of other analysts performed down the possibilities of an imminent commerce cope with U.S. President Donald Trump and mentioned the mere proven fact that discussions are persevering with needs to be thought-about a hit for Carney.

The prime minister final visited the Oval Office in May, when he bluntly instructed Trump that Canada would by no means be on the market in response to Trump’s repeated risk to buy or annex Canada.

Since then, the prime minister has made quite a few concessions to Canada’s largest buying and selling companion, together with dropping some counter-tariffs and scrapping a digital companies tax aimed toward U.S. tech corporations.

PM Carney’s workplace has mentioned the working go to will give attention to forging a brand new financial and safety relationship with the U.S.

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt mentioned Monday (October 6, 2025): “I’m sure trade will be a topic of discussion … and all of the other issues that are facing both Canada and the United States.”

While the vast majority of Canada’s exports are getting into the United States tariff-free underneath the U.S.-Canada-Mexico free commerce settlement, tariffs have pummeled Canada’s metal, aluminum and auto sectors and various small companies.

“The reality is that right now, Canadian products have among the lowest tariff rate,” mentioned Jonathan Kalles, a former adviser to Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau. “You don’t want to poke the bear when things could be much worse,” he mentioned, including that any assembly with Trump is a calculated danger.

“Carney will probably get a better deal through private negotiations, not the pomp and ceremony of going to the White House,” he mentioned.

Mr. Carney gained an election in April promising to be robust with Trump and safe a brand new financial relationship with the United States. Shachi Kurl, President of the Angus Reid Institute, mentioned polls present Canadians have largely been prepared to offer Carney time to cope with Trump.

“But that amount of time is finite,” Mr. Kurl mentioned, noting strain might construct with job losses mounting and financial progress hobbled by U.S. tariffs. The U.S. is the vacation spot for almost three-quarters of Canadian exports.

Canada’s opposition chief, Pierre Poilievre, has criticised Mr. Carney’s method to Mr. Trump, noting the prime minister’s earlier pledge to “negotiate a win” by July 21.

Asa McKercher, a specialist in Canada-U.S. relations at St. Francis Xavier University, mentioned Mr. Carney’s assembly with Mr. Trump could be a hit if there’s any recognition that Canada has moved to handle a few of Trump’s persistent grievances.

“Carney has just set up this new defense agency and boosted military spending, so it would be great if Trump could reduce some of those sectoral tariffs on autos,” Mr. McKercher mentioned, citing Trump’s previous criticism that Canada is a “military free-rider.”