American tariffs and an upcoming review of the continental trade pact will headline discussions today as Prime Minister Mark Carney 's cabinet begins its two-day retreat in Toronto.

While previous governments referred to these sorts of gatherings as cabinet “retreats,” Carney’s office is rebranding the event as a “cabinet planning forum.”

The meetings come two weeks before the House of Commons is to return for the fall sitting and about a month or so before Carney's new government presents its first federal budget.

Ministers are expected to spend most of their time discussing US President Donald Trump ’s tariff war.

Just over a week ago cabinet approved a decision to tamp down Canada's tariff retaliation, aligning most tariffs with the US by exempting goods covered under the Canada

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