Dominic LeBlanc: “None of this in any way diminishes environmental assessments or obligations to Indigenous rights holders.”

We told them that, for us, that was non-negotiable.

The American government decided to apply a series of tariffs that violated a free-trade agreement that this administration signed six years ago.

We look forward to further constructive U.S. clarifications on their other positions which would create the possibility of a mutually beneficial trade agreement that respects Canadian sovereignty.

We’re not negotiating detailed text as we were five, six weeks ago, but we remain in contact with them.