Carney, Trump Talk for First Time Since Trade Deal Deadline Passed

The Canadian prime minister said he had a ‘productive and wide-ranging conversation’ with the U.S. president.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney greets U.S. President Donald Trump during an arrival ceremony at the G7 summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/ AFP

Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone conversation for the first time since the Aug. 1 trade deadline passed.

In an Aug. 21 statement, Carney said he had a “productive and wide-ranging conversation” with the U.S. president that morning.