Carney's U.S. point person says tariffs deal hasn't hit a 'dead end'

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday the federal government is still holding out hope the two countries can reach a deal on punishing American tariffs before the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) comes up for a review next year.

Speaking to the Senate's foreign affairs and international trade committee, LeBlanc said he and other officials are in regular contact with their American counterparts about brokering a resolution to the ongoing trade dispute.

"I'm not seeing a dead end in those conversations," LeBlanc said.

The North American trade partners have launched domestic consultations on renewing CUSMA — a potentially long and drawn out process that is required under the text of the deal U.S. President Donald Trump hashed out in his first term. WATCH | Leblan