The National Post reports in its Friday edition that Prime Minister Mark Carney said a deal on the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement will ultimately happen between him and U.S. President Donald Trump, despite teams of negotiators on both sides working through trade issues. The Post's Jordan Gowling writes that the PM told reporters, "Ultimately a breakthrough, if you will, on this will be at that level." U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said Tuesday that the two countries remain far apart on negotiations related to the forthcoming review of CUSMA. In remarks Thursday, Mr. Carney said Canada is working with the U.S. and Mexico to "modernize" the agreement to provide greater certainty for workers and businesses. The Prime Minister also spoke with Mr. Trump on Wednesday, when they discussed defence priorities in the lead-up to the NATO summit in Turkey in early July. Iran and the broader situation in the Middle East were also discussed. Mr. Carney said they did not speak about CUSMA during that phone call, but added Canada will not sign a bad deal. He said: "I mean, we could sign a bad deal this afternoon, right? We could have signed a bad deal a year ago." Canada and Mexico are seeking to extend it for 16 years.