Quebec’s premier says Canada-US trade talks are ‘far from over’
Fréchette said Quebec will analyze the deal’s economic impact before restoring U.S. alcohol sales, as Canada and the United States near final terms.
- Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette said Thursday that Prime Minister Mark Carney answered many of her questions about the emerging Canada-U.S. trade agreement, but she declined to endorse it while the province assesses its economic impact.
- Negotiations aim to avert threatened 50% U.S. tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian imports, postponed until Saturday, while addressing U.S. complaints regarding provincial alcohol restrictions.
- Eight of Canada's 10 provinces restrict or ban American alcohol as retaliation for previous tariffs; the LCBO sold nearly $723 million of American products annually before pulling them from shelves last year.
- Fréchette stated negotiations were "far from over," emphasizing that Quebec could restore U.S. alcohol sales only if the province's analysis finds the agreement positive.
- President Donald Trump called the emerging agreement "very fair," while Dominic LeBlanc returned to Washington to finalize terms; Ontario Premier Doug Ford has not yet commented on the deal.
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