Trump sees no urgency for Canada deal as trade dispute deepens, USTR says

President Donald Trumps administration is comfortable maintaining its trade standoff with Canada even as new US import bans on Canadian products take effect next week and Washington threatens 50 tariffs on Canadian autos parts and steel from January US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Friday His comments to CNBC signal Washington sees little need to compromise despite a deepening dispute that has strained relations between the longtime allies triggered retaliation on both sides of the border and raised fresh questions about the future of the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement