Conservatives tell Carney to show ‘backbone’ as trade team heads back to WashingtonBy Canadian Press on August 9, 2026. Canada’s trade team has met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer twice in the past two weeks. The United States instead opted to let the agreement move to rolling annual reviews. The United States has cited provincial bans of U.S. booze and the supply management system that protects Canadian dairy as key trade irritants. “Before you concede anything else, Canadians deserve a good deal,” Poilievre and Majumdar wrote.