Partial relief from steel tariffs is the modest expectation of the Canadian delegation heading to the White House for Tuesday's meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump.

According to three Canadian sources speaking to CBC News and Radio-Canada, the hope is that any sort of steel tariff relief will create a framework or an example for how other tariffs already imposed on Canada could be lowered as well.

CBC News and Radio-Canada are not naming the sources, as they are not authorized to speak publicly about sensitive matters.

Two of the sources told Radio-Canada that Trump extended the invitation to Carney. It started with an informal verbal invitation, when the leaders met in New York City on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September. Follow-

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