U.S. alcohol bans must end for trade deal to happen, Canada's ambassador told council: sources
Canadian officials are negotiating a trade deal with the U.S. to avoid significant tariffs on exports. A key point of contention involves Canadian bans on U.S. alcohol, which must be addressed to secure an agreement.
Why it matters
The outcome of these negotiations directly impacts cross-border trade, industry tariffs, and the economic relationship between Canada and the United States.
Mark Wiseman made the comment while giving a high-level briefing about the potential trade deal to about 100 members of the Canada-U.S. trade council.
The council, which is made up of businesses, industry groups and labour organizations, also heard from a former Canadian chief trade negotiator who expressed concerns about the deal.
Canada's negotiating team is in Washington for another round of down-to-the-wire talks with Trump's administration in an effort to avoid 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian exports. The deadline for a deal is midnight Friday.
During his roughly 30-minute talk, Wiseman discussed a preliminary consensus to avoid the new tariffs, three sources on the call told CBC News. CBC News is not naming the sources because they weren't authorized to speak publicly about the discussion.
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