随着美国与加拿大的贸易战主导了美国中期选举竞选的最后几天，两国之间的贸易谈判已加剧。但消息人士告诉加拿大广播公司新闻（CBC News）和加拿大广播公司法语频道（Radio-Canada），这并不意味着协议即将达成。
With the U.S.-Canada trade war dominating the final days of the U.S. midterm campaign, trade discussions between the two countries have intensified. But sources tell CBC News and Radio-Canada that doesn't mean a deal is imminent.
一位熟悉谈判情况的消息人士告诉加拿大广播公司法语频道，正在进行“实质性对话，但仍有关键要素未解决”。“我们还没有接近达成协议，”同一位消息人士说。
A source familiar with the discussions told Radio-Canada that there are "substantive conversations, but there are still key elements that remain unresolved." "We are not on the verge of an agreement just yet," the same source said.
另一位加拿大政府消息人士周一告诉加拿大广播公司新闻，尽管两国官员近日接触更加频繁，但当前局势最好通过回顾加拿大首席贸易谈判代表珍妮丝·沙雷特上周的言论来理解。
Another Canadian government source told CBC News on Monday that while discussions between officials from both countries have become more frequent in recent days, the state of play is best understood by reviewing comments made last week by Janice Charette, Canada's chief trade negotiator.
“笔已放下，大门敞开，”沙雷特周四在多伦多全球论坛上表示。“加拿大随时准备继续讨论。”白宫计划在中期选举压力下调整部分对加拿大商品的关税特朗普在任期间多次背书外国候选人沙雷特表示，虽然对话正在“多个层面”进行，但并未在谈判桌上进行。
"Pens are down, and the doors are open," Charette said at the Toronto Global Forum on Thursday. "Canada stands ready to continue discussions." White House to swap some tariffs on Canadian goods amid midterm pressure Trump has repeatedly endorsed foreign candidates while in office Charette said that while conversations are taking place at "multiple levels," they aren't happening at the negotiating table.
“我们正在进行对话，以看看是否能回到谈判桌，进行一系列详细谈判，”她说。“我们不知道这具体何时会发生。”根据多位加拿大消息人士的说法，近日双方差距过大，无法达成协议。
"We're having conversations to see whether or not we can come back to the table for a set of detailed negotiations," she said. "We don't know exactly when that's going to happen." According to several Canadian sources, the gap between the two sides has been too wide in recent days to reach an agreement.
“正如我们所说，加拿大正在就一系列优先事项与美国对手方保持建设性对话。加拿大随时准备以建设性和诚信的态度合作，致力于建立更加互利的贸易关系，尊重加拿大的利益，”加拿大-美国贸易部长多米尼克·勒布朗办公室的一位发言人周日表示。
"As we have said, Canada remains in constructive dialogue with our U.S. counterparts on a range of priorities. We stand ready to work constructively and in good faith towards a more mutually beneficial trading relationship that respects Canada's interests," a spokesperson from Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc's office said on Sunday.
美国贸易宣传与中期选举美国总统唐纳德·特朗普及其他高级美国官员近日暗示，与加拿大达成协议正在取得进展。
U.S. trade spin and the midterms U.S. President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. officials have suggested in recent days that progress is being made toward a deal with Canada.
“我们很快就会解决这个问题。此时此刻，他们愿意给我们任何东西，”特朗普周日在密歇根州波特休伦的竞选集会上表示。
"We'll have that settled pretty soon. They're willing to give us anything at this moment," Trump told a campaign rally in Port Huron, Mich., on Sunday.
白宫国家经济委员会主任、白宫关键经济顾问凯文·哈塞特在福克斯新闻节目中暗示，贸易谈判曾因阿尔伯塔省的公投投票而受阻，但自那以后“谈判已加速推进”。“势头正在增强。商务部长卢特尼克整周都在与加拿大同行通话。我认为达成协议已经非常接近了，”哈塞特说。
And Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council and a key economic adviser to the White House, suggested on Fox News that trade talks had been hampered by the referendum vote in Alberta but since then "negotiations have picked up." "They're gathering steam. [Commerce] Secretary [Howard] Lutnick has been talking to his Canadian counterparts all week. I think it's very close to finally having a deal on that," Hassett said.
虽然白宫可能想传递一个政治信息，即贸易战线取得了进展，但美国政府是否准备给加拿大一个可接受的提议，目前远未明朗。
While the White House may want to send a political message that progress is being made on the trade front, it is far from clear whether the U.S. administration is prepared to make Canada an acceptable offer.
民调显示，特朗普与加拿大的争端在两大党的美国选民中都极不受欢迎。
Polls show Trump's dispute with Canada is deeply unpopular among American voters in both major parties.
接受加拿大广播公司法语频道采访的加拿大消息人士警告称，美国方面有利益“炒作”加美达成协议可能的叙事——尤其是在中期选举还有一周之际。
Canadian sources that have spoken with Radio-Canada caution it's in the Americans' interest to "spin" the narrative that a deal with Canada is possible — especially with the midterm elections a week away.
前美国总统奥巴马的首席策略师大卫·阿克塞尔罗德周一在社交媒体发文指出，“最后关头与加拿大达成贸易协定是特朗普仍可能采取的一个选项，以帮助他在北方州的参议院候选人。”周五，特朗普取消了部分商品的关税——同时对其他产品加征新关税——以帮助缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯，她的竞选因贸易战对该州的影响而受挫。福特表示“我们拭目以待”“他们那边在搞选举，我认为特朗普的情况不太妙，”安大略省省长道格·福特在前往渥太华出席联邦-省长及原住民领袖会议的途中表示。
David Axelrod, a former chief strategist to U.S. president Barack Obama, suggested in a post on social media Monday that "an 11th-hour trade deal [with] Canada is an option [Trump] still might pursue to help his Senate candidates in northern states." On Friday Trump removed some tariffs from some goods — while hitting other products with new tariffs — in order to help Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins whose campaign has been frustrated by the trade war's impact in her state. Ford says 'we'll see what happens' "They're going for an election down there and I don't think Trump's doing too well," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on his way into the first ministers' and First Nations meeting in Ottawa.
“我认为与加拿大的贸易协定正在影响他。”这位省长表示希望谈判取得进展，但目前的情况是“我们拭目以待”。
"I think the trade deal with Canada is affecting him." The premier said he hopes talks are progressing, but for now it's a "we'll see what happens" situation.
当被问及总理马克·卡尼是否要求他重新考虑该省对美国酒类的禁令以推动贸易谈判时，福特表示“目前还没有”。
Asked if Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked him to reconsider the province's U.S. booze ban to move trade talks along, Ford said "not yet."
但他表示，如果能为钢铁工人、汽车工人和制造业工人达成一项公平协议，他会“毫不犹豫”地让美国酒类重新上架安大略省酒类管制委员会（LCBO）的货架。
But he said a fair deal for steelworkers, autoworkers and manufacturing workers would have him put American booze back on LCBO shelves "in a heartbeat."