Trump and Carney Set to Discuss Strategies Following Canada’s Election Outcome

President Donald Trump said he spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and that the two would meet after Canada’s election, amid an intensifying tariff war between the neighboring allies and major trading partners.

“It was an extremely productive call, we agree on many things, and will be meeting immediately after Canada’s upcoming Election to work on elements of Politics, Business, and all other factors, that will end up being great for both the United States of America and Canada,” Trump said in a Truth Social post March 28.

Trump’s post called the Canadian leader “Prime Minister Carney” — a break from his practice of the past few months, when he repeatedly mocked Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, as “Governor Trudeau.”

Carney released a statement saying the two men agreed to start “comprehensive negotiations about a new economic and security relationship” after Canada’s April 28 national election. But the Canadian leader also reiterated that his government plans to put retaliatory tariffs in place after the U.S. administration unveils its new import taxes April 2, which Trump has billed “Liberation Day.”

In the meantime, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will “intensify” their talks to “address immediate concerns,” the prime minister’s office said.

The Canadian dollar immediately jumped after Trump’s comments, rising as high as C$1.4277 per U.S. dollar.

Later, it gave back those gains when the president told reporters that he will “absolutely” follow through on tariffs against Canada. The call between the two leaders was their first since Carney assumed Canada’s top political office March 14. It came days after Trump announced a 25% tariff on imported automobiles and auto parts, which Carney called a