OTTAWA — As federal officials downplay the likelihood of Prime Minister Mark Carney reaching a trade deal Tuesday with U.S. President Donald Trump, government officials warn that the talks have broadened to increasingly emphasize security and defence issues.

Security and defence questions have been part of the Canada-U.S. trade stalemate since Trump began threatening Canada’s sovereignty and its access to the U.S. market shortly after he re-entered office in January. At that time, he cited illegal immigration and illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, as key concerns and barriers to continuing with the free trade deal he signed — and widely lauded — less than seven years ago.

But Canadian government sources now say they believe that the U.S. administration has become increasingly focuss

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