Canada Set to Renew Trade Talks When US ‘Ready,’ Carney Says (3)

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country is prepared to resume trade talks “when the Americans are ready,” hours after US President Donald Trump abruptly halted negotiations between the two countries.

“We can’t control the trade policy of the United States,” Carney said Friday before boarding a government plane for a nine-day trip to Asia. “We recognize that that policy has fundamentally changed from the policy in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s.”

US and Canadian negotiators were making headway in talks about the steel, aluminum and energy sectors, Carney said. “We stand ready to pick up on that progress and ...