Carney: Canada, USTR maintain good communication channels

The signal here is tone rather than substance: Carney is framing the Canada–US trade relationship as functional at the working level, even while negotiators are not in constant contact. For cross-border trade and the sectors exposed to US tariff and rules-of-origin decisions, that distinction matters, because it suggests channels exist without implying a deal is near. With no detail on the status of talks or specific measures, the open question is whether this steady-channel messaging holds as the trade file develops.