Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday his government is not considering hitting American goods with more retaliatory tariffs even as the trade war rages on, because there are signs that the bilateral talks on relief are headed in the right direction.

Carney is facing pressure from some premiers, like Ontario's Doug Ford, and organized labour to take on U.S. President Donald Trump as he ramps up his tariffs on critical sectors — levies that have drawn jobs and investment away from Canada.

His comments come days after Stellantis announced it would produce its Jeep Compass in Illinois, rather than at the automaker's Brampton, Ont., plant — a decision that the prime minister called "a direct consequence" of U.S. trade actions.

Ford, who is set to meet with Carney later Thursday, said his

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