Dominic LeBlanc, Canada's minister in charge of US-Canada trade, speaks with reporters after meeting with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at the headquarters of the Office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington, DC, on August 20, 2026. US and Canadian negotiators were set to resume trade talks in Washington on Thursday, after Prime Minister Mark Carney briefed Canada's regional leaders on the outlines of a pact to stabilize bilateral trade. A new spate of 50-percent US tariffs were set to take effect on Canadian imports on August 19, but US President Donald Trump said the day before that he was delaying enactment for 72 hours as a deal looked close. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)