# Will Canada and the U.S. reach a trade deal before the midterms?

https://mins.news/en/video/119956

- CBC News, 2026-10-28 22:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df3Z3aeP7iI

> With less than a week before the U.S. midterms, signals on cross-border trade are sharply conflicting. Donald Trump said on the campaign trail in Michigan that a deal was close, while Mark Carney dampened that prospect on Parliament Hill Wednesday morning. Power & Politics interviewed Ralph Goodale, a former cabinet minister and U.K. ambassador who now serves on the Canada-U.S. economic relations advisory committee.

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