Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday (October 24) the country stands prepared to pick up trade negotiations with the United States when it is ready, adding that Canada cannot control trade policy with its neighbour to the south.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday night said trade talks with Canada were over in a post on Truth Social, after an Ontario political ad that used Republican icon Ronald Reagan saying tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster.

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Canada ready to pick up trade negotiations with US, Carney says

VIDEO SHOWS: SOUND FROM CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY / SOCIAL MEDIA POST FROM ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD

SHOWS: OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA (OCTOBER 24, 2025) (CANADIAN POOL VIA CBC - No use Canada)

1. CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY WALKING TOWARDS REPORTERS

2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY SAYING:

"Look, for months we have stressed the importance of distinguishing things we can control and things we can't control. We can't control the trade policy of the United States. We recognize that that policy has fundamentally changed from the policy in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s. And it's a situation where the United States has tariffs against every one of their trading partners to different degrees. And it's in that context that our officials, my colleagues, have been working with their American colleagues on detailed, constructive negotiations, discussions, on specific transactions, specific sectors: steel, aluminum, and energy, and a lot of progress has been made. And we stand ready to pick up on that progress and build on that progress when the Americans are ready to have those discussions, because it will be for the benefit of workers in the United States, workers in Canada, and families in both of our countries. Now, what we can control, absolutely, is how we build here at home. And that's the focus of Budget 2025: generational investment here in Canada. And what we can also control, or at least heavily influence, is developing new partnerships and opportunities, including with the economic giants of Asia, which is the focus of this trip."

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4. CARNEY WALKING TOWARDS AIRPLANE, TURNING AROUND TO WAVE BEFORE ENTERING PLANE

5. WIDE OF PLANE ON TARMAC

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6. POST BY ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD THAT READS:

"Canada and the United States are friends, neighbours and allies. President Ronald Reagan knew that we are stronger together. God bless Canada and God bless the United States."