Mark Carney

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday his government is not considering hitting American goods with more retaliatory tariffs, even as the trade war rages on, because there are signs that the bilateral talks on relief are headed in the right direction. Carney is facing pressure from some premiers, like Ontario’s Doug Ford, and organized labour to take on US President Trump as he ramps up his tariffs on critical sectors — levies that have drawn jobs and investment away from Canada. …”There’s time to hit back and there’s time to talk. And right now, it’s time to talk,” Carney told reporters. “We’re having intense negotiations.” Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is back in Washington. …While the so-called Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum, lumber and autos have been particularly punitive, most other Canadian goods continue to trade into the U.S. tariff-free.