Key facts
- Carney said the US is "asking less" and "offering more" but that the two sides are "not quite there" on a deal.
- Carney said Canada's red lines on language, culture, sovereignty and trade deals are now off the table for the US.
- Trump told Fox News on November 3 that his administration was nearing a trade agreement with Canada.
- Autos are expected to be a key sticking point, as they were in August before the talks collapsed.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on November 3, 2026 that the US is asking less and offering more in trade negotiations, as the two countries work toward a deal after an earlier round of talks collapsed.
"They're asking less and they're offering more, but we're not quite there," Carney told reporters during a trip to Antigua and Barbuda for a meeting of Commonwealth leaders, according to CBC News. He said some of Canada's red lines had clearly shifted, around language, around culture, around sovereignty and Canada's ability to have trade deals, and that those were now off the table.
Carney said more intense negotiations had begun since the talks fell apart in August, and attributed the change to the White House's position shifting on some Canadian red lines. When the talks collapsed over the summer, the Canadian side said US negotiators took issue with rules ensuring French-language content is easy to find on streaming platforms such as Netflix, and that the Americans tried to restrict Canada's ability to strike trade deals with other countries.
US President Donald Trump told Fox News in an interview on November 3 that his administration was nearing a trade agreement with Canada, CBC reported. Carney did not outline what issues remain; autos are expected to be a key sticking point, as they were in August before the talks collapsed and both sides imposed new tariffs.
Carney said he will meet Trump in China later in November at the APEC summit.