Carney calls Trump trade talk a "good conversation" before midterms
CBC's latest National connects renewed trade optimism with American voters questioning what tariffs and campaign promises have delivered.
Why this story? One of the most watched videos since yesterday, with 29,273 views.
CBC News: The National | Trump, Carney signal progress toward trade deal
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- 1:03Trump and Carney signal trade progress, with talks expected to resume but no completed agreement announced.
- 9:21British Columbia and Alberta's decision not to turn clocks back creates cross-border scheduling and technology confusion.
- 17:21The federal government pauses the Jane Goodall Act, leaving planned elephant and great ape captivity restrictions unresolved.
- 24:36Young conservative men describe reconsidering Trump over living costs and promises they believe he has not fulfilled.
- 35:38Pennsylvania voters and business representatives disagree over whether tariffs are helping and how long results should take.
Mark Carney describes a "good conversation." Donald Trump speaks of the concept of a deal. CBC News: The National's November 1 broadcast opens with encouraging language about Canada-U.S. trade, but not an announced agreement.
Uploaded today, the edition has drawn about 29,000 views in its first four hours. Ian Hanomansing anchors a broadcast that puts those diplomatic signals beside a more immediate political test: American voters preparing to decide control of Congress.
The opening report examines the prospect of trade talks resuming as the U.S. midterm campaign reaches its closing stretch. Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre challenges Carney's record on delivering a deal, while the coverage considers the political significance of Trump's timing.
Later, the broadcast moves from leaders' statements to the people judging their results. Eli Glasner's report follows young conservative men reconsidering their support for Trump over living costs and unfulfilled promises. Nick Aparicio, president of the Binghamton College Republicans, says, "I feel like I got duped."
Kris Reyes then visits Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, where tariffs, prices and industrial change are shaping a competitive House contest. An autoworkers union president and a bicycle-shop owner question the tangible benefits of Trump's tariffs; another voter argues that his approach needs more time. The disagreement gives the trade headline a practical counterpart: what counts as progress when households and businesses are still waiting to feel it?
There is a Canadian scheduling problem, too. At home, the broadcast examines the confusion created by British Columbia and Alberta staying on daylight saving time, including the complications for cross-border trucking and technology.
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- Channel
- CBC News: The National
- Subscribers
- 2,210,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 5,804,262
- Channel views, pace per day
- 1,285,854 (on a normal day: 806,691)
- Video published
- November 2, 2026
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The full broadcast reached this audience within its first four hours online. That is its viewing so far, not a full day's total.
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Reyes reports from Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District on prices, tariffs and the contest for a House seat.


