Canada-U.S. trade negotiations are “going ahead in the right direction” and Canadian companies are repositioning themselves to lean away from overreliance on American trade, says Industry Minister Mélanie Joly.

In an interview on airing Sunday morning, Joly explained her takeaways from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington earlier this week.

“I think you saw there was a very respectful discussion and tone between the prime minister and the president,” Joly told host Rosemary Barton. The minister added that face-time with Trump is important because the president is ultimately the deal-maker.

“We know that no deal has been struck. We know that negotiations are going ahead in the right direction,” Joly said.

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