Canada-U.S. trade talks collapse over U.S. demands on key industries

Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from Canada-U.S. trade talks, citing Washington's demands that would "destroy" Canadian auto, steel and aluminum industries. The deal collapsed late Friday night amid conflicting accounts from both governments. Carney said progress reversed in final hours, while U.S. Vice-President JD Vance accused Canada of "unreasonable last-minute demands." CBC learned the U.S. excluded pickup trucks from tariff relief, threatened Canada's sovereignty over foreign trade deals, and offered insufficient steel and aluminum tariff reductions. Canada was willing to drop retaliatory tariffs and adjust dairy import rules if the U.S. lowered tariffs substantially. Polling shows 76 per cent of Canadians support Carney's decision to walk away.