The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday edition that Prime Minister Mark Carney says U.S. trade irritants such as provincial bans on sales of American liquor can be rapidly resolved as part of talks on the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, as long as progress is made in addressing Canada's grievances. A triple-bylined item led by Steven Chase says that before formal negotiations even begin, the U.S. wants Ottawa to make upfront concessions to address its concerns with Canadian trade practices. On Wednesday, Mr. Carney pushed back on the notion that the U.S. would be able to set conditions for trade talks. "It's not a case of the United States dictates the terms. We have a negotiation," Mr. Carney said. A day later, the PM outlined some of Canada's own strategy. He said Canada can resolve U.S. irritants as long as there is give-and-take on matters of interest to Canada. Mr. Carney said Canada has irritants it wants the U.S. to address: the tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos, as well as levies on Canadian forest products. "Those are more than irritants. Those are violations of our trade deal," Mr. Carney said. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said, "We're kind of at the end of our rope" on liquor.