At the G7 summit in France this Tuesday, a hot microphone captured Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney defending a trade arrangement to U.S. President Donald Trump.
The exchange revealed Carney pitching Canada’s plan to allow a capped number of Chinese electric vehicles into the country at low tariff rates. Carney’s informal push comes after Trump previously threatened a 100% tariff on Canadian exports if Ottawa didn't block Chinese tech. Despite the lack of a formal bilateral meeting, Carney later claimed that Trump expressed approval for the specific structure of the quota deal.
Observers are now waiting to see if this verbal understanding will prevent a major trade war between the North American neighbors.
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