Prime Minister Mark Carney is flying to Washington, D.C., on Monday for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

Carney will travel to the U.S. “ahead of a working visit and meeting with the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, on October 7,” his office said in a statement Friday.

The two leaders “will focus on shared priorities in a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S.,” the statement added.

Before leaving for Washington, Carney is set to meet Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at 3:30 p.m. eastern. He is set to depart for the U.S. at 4:30 p.m. eastern, his office said.

He is expected to arrive in D.C. around 6 p.m. eastern.

Carney’s visit comes amid growing pressure to negotiate a new trade deal and get tariffs dropped from Can

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