President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met in Washington this week for a friendly round of talks. The meeting, held at the White House, was meant to ease growing trade tensions.

Carney, who’s only been in office for a few months, is under pressure back home to get relief from hefty US tariffs that are having a lasting impact on Canadian industries. Trump, meanwhile, praised Canada as a “great partner,” hinting that he might want to “do different deals.”

Trump and Carney talk trade

During the conversation, Trump called Carney a “world-class leader” and said the US-Canada relationship was one of “mutual love,” though he added, “We have natural conflict.”

Carney didn’t repeat the word “conflict,” instead describing it as “competition.” He told reporters, “There a

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