President Donald Trump said he expects the U.S. and Canada can “get there” on a resolution to their dispute over sectoral tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos.
Trump made the remarks in a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on October 7, where the president described the disagreements between the countries as “natural conflicts” because they’re competing for the same business.
“He wants to make cars, we want to make cars, and we’re in competition. And the advantage we have is we have this massive market,” Trump said as he sat next to Carney.
Carney told Trump that Canada is the U.S.’s largest foreign investor, and suggested the pace of investment may accelerate – “probably $1 trillion in the next five years, if we get the agreement we expect to get.“
“There are areas where we compete, and it’s in those areas where we have to come to an agreement that works,” Carney said. “But there are more areas where we are stronger together, and that’s what we’re focused on.”
Source: article from Transport Topics.