OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford sat down together in Ottawa on Monday morning, where trade with the U.S. is high on the agenda.

On his way into the meeting, Carney told reporters the pair will focus on aspects of the Canadian economy that "we can control."

"We'll talk about the housing sector, we'll talk about steel, auto, new sectors of the economy (like) artificial intelligence, what we're doing in terms of making Canada competitive," Carney said.

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc was also on Parliament Hill Monday morning. Carney said he was set to provide an update about the status of trade talks with the Americans.

Ford is in Ottawa for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference, which runs until Wednesday.

Ford has said he

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