Katie Simpson
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CBC News senior foreign correspondent in Washington.
Joined March 2009
The U.S. Ambassador to Canada cites energy in the room as a possible reason Canada didn’t get a trade deal. That was news to me!. You can watch the full interview here:.
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RT @MacFarlaneNews: ALERT: Family of victim Virginia Giuffre about Ghislaine Maxwell prison transfer. "It is with horror & outrage that we….
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The White House tells me the 10% tariff on Canadian energy and potash does not change.
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Howard Lutnick on trade talks with Canada:.
Lutnick: "The president truthed out that the Canadians put out, 'Oh, we're gonna recognize the Palestinian state.' I mean, come on, don't be so tone deaf!"
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On Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump says he spoke with the President of Mexico, and they agreed to extend their current trade arrangement for another 90 days. Tariffs remain in place, with Trump saying he hopes to sign a new deal within the 90 day period “or longer”.
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Lutnick says that August 1st is a hard deadline for the EU on tariffs, but that POTUS is always open to talking.
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Lutnick:. “So don’t be confused about it, the President understands that we need to open the markets, Canada is not open to us, they need to open their market. Unless they’re willing to open their market they’re going to pay a tariff. That’s a simple message the President has,”.
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Lutnick — more: . “The president said look, unless you stop the fentanyl and close the border, we’re just going to keep tariffs on the other 25%”. (More to come).
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is asked on @FaceTheNation whether free trade with Canada is dead. “That’s silly, we have a plan called USMCA, US Mexico Canada agreement, virtually 75% of all goods coming from Mexico and Canada are already coming tariff free,”. (More).
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From our @Alex_Panetta on his departure from DC. We are going to miss you so much. Stepping off the Trump treadmill: A CBC correspondent bids farewell to Washington.
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Alexander Panetta, CBC's outgoing correspondent in Washington, D.C., writes that he stopped seeing the U.S. as a two-dimensional entity on a screen as it became the surroundings of his life.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Canada’s decision to drop the DST:. “It's very simple. Prime Minister Carney and Canada caved to President Trump and the United States of America. And President Trump knows how to negotiate,”.
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RT @alaynatreene: The president is extremely frustrated, and downright angry, with Israel & Iran upon news of the ceasefire not holding. He….
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Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. says she had 3 meetings with American officials about trade since the Trump/Carney meeting at the G7.
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Ottawa and Washington exchange document outlining terms of a possible trade/security deal, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the situation. I am cautioned deal is not imminent. With @ICILouisBlouin @FannieOlivier .
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In a sign that Canada and the U.S. are making progress toward some sort of trade agreement, CBC News and Radio-Canada have learned about the existence of a working document outlining details of a...
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RT @ICILouisBlouin: NOUVEAU | Négociations : une proposition chiffrée échangée entre Ottawa et Washington, a appris @RadioCanadaInfo. Avec….
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Les discussions entre Carney et Trump sont assez avancées pour qu’une ébauche d’entente ait été échangé entre le bureau du PM et la Maison-Blanche.
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Sources told CBC/Radio-Canada they are hoping for some sort of Canada-U.S. trade deal by the time Trump and Carney meet at the G7 summit — just 10 days from now in Alberta.
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A source told CBC News the two leaders have had a few phone calls in the evenings and exchanged text messages about trade since the prime minister's visit to the White House last month.
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Earlier in the interview, Hassett expressed confidence the Supreme Court will rule in the Trump administration’s favour when it comes to tariffs. Suggests the administration will find alternative methods to impose tariffs if ruling does not go their way.
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Kevin Hassett suggests possible trade deals with other countries have been delayed because the Trump administration has been focused on China.
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RT @Alex_Panetta: A congressional reporter, covering a congressional delegation, is struck by the level of rage in Canada. .
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