Vance says trade negotiations with Canada are ongoing

Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Cleveland Cliffs Middletown Works, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Middletown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that negotiations with Canada are ongoing and that the U.S. would press for fairness in trade.

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“They came in with a bunch of unreasonable last-minute demands,” Vance told an audience in Brewer, Maine. “I think that we should have a deal, but I think that we need to send a message loud and clear to the Prime Minister of Canada: stop taking advantage of the people of Maine. Stop taking advantage of America. It’s over. We expect fairness in our trade policy.”

Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt in Washington, Editing by Franklin Paul