'Unfair': Canada suspends trade talks with US, PM Carney says will match tariffs 'dollar for dollar'

Canada has suspended trade negotiations with the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said, after last-minute changes to Washington’s proposed terms were deemed “unfair” and “uneconomic”.

Carney said the decision followed recent progress in talks but added that it had not been enough to meet Canada’s objectives of securing tariff-free access for most Canadian businesses, reducing US tariffs on key industries and protecting small and medium-sized businesses.