OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is directly involved in the negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump for a new trade and security deal in exchange for the lifting of all tariffs on Canadian goods — in particular the crippling levies on steel and aluminum.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford told reporters at Queen’s Park on Thursday he spoke directly to Carney the day prior and said the prime minister is in “deep, deep discussions right now with the administration in the U.S. and President Trump.”

In Ottawa, federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly also confirmed the ongoing discussions.

“First of all, we are for sure in a trade war. It’s normal that, at the same moment that this trade war is happening, there are also diplomatic discussions, so Prime Minister Carney and President Trump are

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