If there is a deal, the details are scant. In a presidential proclamation published<\/a> by the White House, the president said \u201csenior executive branch officials\u201d had informed him that \u201cCanada has expressed a commitment to remove the discriminations or unreasonable and unequal impositions\u201d regarding dairy, motor vehicles and provincial bans on U.S. alcohol that had led him to threaten the new duties. But the White House did not provide specifics on why it delayed the levies ordered under the Tariff Act of 1930, also known as the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, beyond saying it was in the public interest. The tariffs are now due to take effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Saturday.<\/p>\n Talking Points<\/p>\n U.S. President Donald Trump said he paused additional 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods until Saturday as both countries finalize a \u201cdeal,\u201d while Prime Minister Mark Carney said talks are ongoing Carney, however, issued<\/a> a statement saying only that the U.S. had agreed to delay the tariffs as both sides keep talking, and made no mention of an agreement. \u201cOver the last number of weeks, Canada has engaged in intensive discussions with the United States to address outstanding trade issues and deliver greater certainty and real benefits for Canadian businesses, workers, farmers, and families,\u201d the statement said. \u201cWhile we continue this work, Canada remains focused on building a stronger, more independent, and more competitive economy at home.\u201d<\/p>\n Candace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the reprieve but urged negotiators to keep going. \u201cLet\u2019s be clear: the tariff delay provides relief on both sides of the border. Businesses may not be closing up shop with this news, but an extension doesn\u2019t bring the certainty that a signed interim deal would,\u201d Laing said in a statement Tuesday night.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRelated Articles<\/p>\n \t \t \u201cWe know that stability is in short supply and businesses will take any ounce they can get,\u201d said Laing, who is a member of Carney\u2019s Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations. \u201cThis limbo state is not anyone\u2019s preferred outcome\u2014time is of the essence. We commend the negotiating team for their work and sense of urgency this week, and call on them to keep it up: ultimately, a resilient and integrated North American economy would be a stronger one for all.\u201d<\/p>\n In his social media post, Trump hinted at a role for the Keystone XL pipeline expansion project previously thwarted by two of his Democratic presidential predecessors, Barack Obama and Joe Biden. \u201cThe great Keystone XL Pipeline, long ago killed by Sleepy Joe Biden, may be awoken from the grave!\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n Calgary-based South Bow, which spun off<\/a> from previous proponent TC Energy, said earlier this year it was looking at an expansion to the pipeline that would use previously built infrastructure that already has Canadian permits. In March, Alberta MP Corey Hogan, the parliamentary secretary to Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, said<\/a> the proposed expansion, which could increase exports of Canadian crude south of the border by 12 per cent, \u201chas always been one of the cards that Canada has in our deck.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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