TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney said there is a path toward a deal with the United States on steel, aluminum and energy following his meeting with President Donald Trump this week, as he drew applause from Canadian business leaders for how he is managing Canada’s relationship with its southern neighbour.

Speaking virtually at a conference on U.S.-Canada relations in Toronto hosted by BMO and Eurasia Group, the prime minister said there will be more bilateral deals alongside the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, known as CUSMA.

He said the meeting in Washington involved a “very granular” discussion around steel, aluminum and energy and there is “a pathway to specific progress there.”

Carney said the trade relationship has moved to become more “transactional,” but that both coun

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