United States President Donald Trump said he still favours maintaining tariffs on Canada as negotiators from both countries discussed a potential agreement ahead of the first full day of meetings between leaders of the Group of Seven nations in Kananaskis,

The 2018 summit ended with Trump assailing his Canadian hosts on social media as he departed on Air Force One, saying he had instructed the U.S. officials who remained in Quebec to oppose the G7 joint statement endorsed by the leaders of Japan, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and, of course, Canada.