US and Canada trade deal could happen before G7 Summit next week

Citing new US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, The Toronto Sun reported that a trade deal between the US and Canada could strike any time next week.  

Hoekstra noted: "I am optimistic about where this relationship is and I’m more optimistic about where I believe this relationship is going". 

Meanwhile, several Canadian sources said that the trade deal could happen before the G7 Summit on June 15.

One source commented that "it will happen before the G7, perhaps as early as next week.”

"Ottawa knows what they need to do" following Hoekstra's talk, another source said.