Donald Trump says he had an ’extremely productive’ call with Mark Carney

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U.S. President Donald Trump said he had an “extremely productive call” with Prime Minister Mark Carney Friday morning.  

In a post on Truth Social, the president took a markedly polite tone with him referring to Carney as Canada’s prime minister instead of governor, saying the two “agree on many things.”  

He also said the two leaders will meet “immediately” after the federal election.   

Carney is taking a break from campaigning today, meeting with Canada’s premiers in the afternoon.   

The call is the first between the two leaders since Carney was sworn in as prime minister on March 9, amid the president’s escalating trade war and threats of annexing Canada. 

Earlier this week, Trump signed an executive order implementing 25 per cent levies on all automobile and auto part imports.  

The order was the latest move by the Trump administration to upend global trade through a massive tariff agenda. 

Carney said earlier this week that Trump’s team had reached out to set up the call after the president signed a new order on the new auto tariffs.

Trump’s commerce secretary has said the auto tariffs won’t include Canadian-made vehicles with 50 per cent or more American parts. 

Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet welcomed Trump saying it was a productive call, but said he wants clarity on issues affecting Quebec in trade disputes, including supply management, softwood lumber, culture and aluminum. 

Blanchet also asked on the platform X whether the call means Trump will postpone tariffs he has panned for April 2. 

– with files from The Canadian Press