Little progress in Canada-U.S. talks as focus shifts to Mexico

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When it comes to Canada-U.S. trade negotiations, things have been eerily quiet in Washington, D.C. recently.

Much of the focus in Washington has been on trade with the United Kingdom and U.S. President Donald Trump’s historic second state visit there this week. The trip promises plenty of royal pageantry that British leaders hope will persuade the American leader to lower tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

Charles III’s first official visit to Canada in May to deliver the Speech from the Throne in person and open Parliament was, among other things, a way for Prime Minister Mark Carney to showcase his and the country’s royal ties in response to Trump’s fiery “51st State” rhetoric and trade war. But the pomp and ceremony playing out from Windsor Castle this week, wit