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Tractor trailers on the Blue Water Bridge, spanning the Saint Clair River and connecting Port Huron, Michigan, US, to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, March 12, 2026. — Tractor trailers on the Blue Water Bridge, spanning the Saint Clair River and connecting Port Huron, Michigan, US, to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, March 12, 2026.Photographer: Brett Gundlock/Bloomberg

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By Melissa Shin

April 21, 2026 at 3:37 PM UTC

Ontario’s representative to the US said he’s confident an agreement to resolve trade frictions between Canada and the US is possible in 2026.

“I think yes, we’ll get a deal,” David Paterson said at an Ontario Securities Commission event in Toronto. “I would even venture to say that if we want it, it might happen this year.”