The Globe and Mail: The plan is still to conclude a “phase one” deal in which Canada would receive reductions in President Donald Trump’s tariffs in exchange for conceding on a list of U.S. trade demands, before later dealing in detail with critical minerals and defence.
But Canada’s willingness to work with the U.S. on those areas, and potentially offer tacit agreement on some of its demands, could influence the contours of the first-phase deal, the sources said. Ottawa is hoping to conclude the agreement before Mr. Trump’s latest threatened round of tariffs begins on Aug. 19, in the hopes of preventing their imposition…