Donald Trump and Canada Prime Minister meet in front of negotiating the level of customs duties. First meeting between US President and Mark Carry
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US President Donald Trump will receive Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carry, at the White House on Tuesday, May 6, to begin negotiations on the rates imposed on Canada and the new bilateral relationship between the two countries, EFE, taken over by Agerpres.
In his first press conference since winning the general elections Monday, Cary revealed the date of meeting and added that he is expecting to have a “difficult, but constructive” meeting with the US president.
The Canadian leader acknowledged that negotiations will be complex and that they are not expecting “white smoke” following the meeting. “We will focus on both the immediate commercial pressures and the future larger economic and security relations of our two sovereign nations. We will strive to get the best agreement for Canada. We will take as long as it is necessary to do so,” Cary explained. “In parallel, we will strengthen our relationships with business partners and reliable allies,” he added.
Although he refused to provide additional details on his strategy, the Canadian Prime Minister indicated that the US took the negotiation seriously considering the caliber of Trump's team who will participate and the time reserved for the meeting.
“For us, the problem is to reach an agreement that represents a victory for the US and Canada in a world that is increasingly divided and more dangerous. One of the questions is whether in the strategic sectors for the US and Canada we want to cooperate (such as critical minerals, cars or energy) or if we want to divide the North-American market,” Cariy explained. “At present, this is not clear. The second option is certainly not a good choice. But if (Trump) decides that it wants to do, Canada has other options,” he concluded.
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King Charles III will visit Canada
The new Canadian government will enter the week of May 12, and on May 27, King Charles III of England, who is the head of the Canadian state, will read in Parliament the so-called throne speech, in which it will detail the priorities of the Executive. Cariy said he proposed to the monarch, who will be accompanied by his wife, Queen Camilla, to pay a royal visit to the country and to open the new legislature to “emphasize the sovereignty of Canada as a nation.”
From his victory in the November presidential elections, Trump has repeatedly reported his interest in the annexation of Canada, which led to serious tensions between the two countries.
Regarding the goals of his government, Cariy, who is a professional economist and former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, said that his program is to initiate the “largest transformation” of the Canadian economy of World War II.
The prime minister proposed the elimination of federal barriers from internal trade, reducing taxes and setting up an agency that will offer Canadian dollars (18.126 billion US) to double the construction of housing in the country.
It will also tighten the Criminal Code to make it more difficult to obtain the bail by those accused of theft of cars, domestic violation and human trafficking.
Finally, he announced that, by the end of 2027, it will limit the total number of temporary foreign workers and international students to less than 5% of the country's total population. Cariy acknowledged that the reduction is “very sudden”, because the proportion is currently 7.3 %. But he stated that the measure will contribute to “reducing pressure on housing, public infrastructure and social services”.
