# Canada's chief negotiator disputes U.S. account of failed trade talks

https://mins.news/en/item/36759

- CBC News, 2026-08-28 21:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-us-trade-talks-tariffs-trump-lutnick-greer-carney-janice-charette-9.7324707?cmp=rss

> Canada’s chief U.S. trade negotiator is challenging several American officials’ claims about why talks collapsed last week, including allegations that Canada made last-minute demands on autos and that U.S. negotiators were uninterested in French-language discoverability rules.

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