Canada is ready to begin early talks on reviewing the North American free trade pact if the Trump administration wants to begin that process, Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been speaking with Canada’s finance minister Dominic LeBlanc about a potential compromise over the trade tariffs, said people close to the matter. Canadian officials are skeptical,

Canada’s lead negotiator with the U.S., Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, is waiting to hear from his U.S. counterpart, Howard Lutnick, if Canada will also receive the broad exemption from tariffs [th

Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says it would delay the implementation of retaliatory tariffs targeting about $87 billion of U.S. imports that were set to take effect in late March. “We continue to work for the removal of all tariffs,

Canada wants the tariffs removed,' Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says as U.S. officials talk compromise Caption: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, holds a press conference at Canada House in London on Sunday.

Events of the last week, with the on-again, off-again tariffs, have made many Canadians nervous. Federal Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he's been talking to the U.S. commerce secretary about what needs to happen to get rid of the tariff threat altogether and move forward.

The diplomatic and economic relationship between the United States and Canada continues to fray as senior Canadian officials

Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.

President Donald Trump has accused Canada of "ripping us off for years" on tariffs for lumber and dairy products. He threatened another round of tariffs after his administration briefly delayed USMCA-covered goods until April 2. Trudeau has accused Trump of attempting to create economic hardship in Canada with an ultimate goal to annex the country.

Trump and his aides have reportedly threatened to redraw the northern border, go after Canada’s minerals and water, and cancel NORAD.

Mr Trudeau’s Liberal Party suddenly finds itself atop some opinion polls for the first time in almost two years, having scraped historic lows just two months ago. Mr Trump’s unsettling and relentless insistence that Canada join the United States as its 51st state or face staggering tariffs has cracked the basis on which Canada’s Conservatives and their leader,