Mike Le Couteur expected the usual little brother treatment when he started asking ordinary Americans what they thought about the state of Canada US relations. What he got instead, on a hot day outside the US Capitol, was a lot more surprising.

 

He talks about the tourists, veterans, and passersby who told him, unprompted, that they did not understand why their own country was targeting one of its closest allies, and the couple from Pennsylvania who apologized for their president before he even finished introducing himself. He also gets into his reporting on the closed door trade talks between Dominic LeBlanc and US trade representative Jamieson Greer, and why Canadian negotiators are staying tight lipped in public.

 

It is a rare, close up read on how regular Americans actually feel, straight from the people saying it out loud.

 

Topics: Canada US relations, Americans reaction tariffs, trade talks Canada, Washington DC reporting, Dominic LeBlanc

 

GUEST: Mike Le Couteur | ctvnews.ca

 

Originally aired on 2026-08-11

Mike Le Couteur expected the usual little brother treatment when he started asking ordinary Americans what they thought about the state of Canada US relations. What he got instead, on a hot day outside the US Capitol, was a lot more surprising.
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He talks about the tourists, veterans, and passersby who told him, unprompted, that they did not understand why their own country was targeting one of its closest allies, and the couple from Pennsylvania who apologized for their president before he even finished introducing himself. He also gets into his reporting on the closed door trade talks between Dominic LeBlanc and US trade representative Jamieson Greer, and why Canadian negotiators are staying tight lipped in public.
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It is a rare, close up read on how regular Americans actually feel, straight from the people saying it out loud.
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Topics: Canada US relations, Americans reaction tariffs, trade talks Canada, Washington DC reporting, Dominic LeBlanc
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GUEST: Mike Le Couteur | ctvnews.ca
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Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-08-11

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