U.S. President Donald Trump spoke optimistically about a trade deal with Canada following a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney this morning (June 16) in Kananaskis, Alta.
Asked about the hold-up to a trade deal between the two countries, Trump said he and Carney have different "concepts."
"I have a tariff concept," Trump said. "Mark has a different concept, which is something that some people like, but we're going to see if we can get to the bottom of it."
Trump said a deal was "achievable."
He added that Carney has a more "complex" idea than the "simple" and "precise" tariffs, but the president seemed open to it.
"We're going to look at both, and we're going to see what we're going to come out with," Trump said.
The Group of Seven meetings are taking place in Alberta from June 15 to June 17. The group of top world economies meets annually and has a rotating presidency, which Canada now holds. China and Russia are excluded from the group.
Trump got a Russia-related dig in at former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former U.S. President Barack Obama, who he said kicked Russia out of the G7, making it more difficult to deal with. Russia was expelled in 2014 after annexing Ukraine's Crimea, which became the precursor to the broader war.
Carney has group sessions and individual meetings scheduled throughout the day, including with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
