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Canada-US Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with his counterpart, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, again on Friday morning.
After a meeting with Greer that lasted more than three hours on Thursday, LeBlanc told reporters that the two sides were "very close".
Details leaked to several media outlets suggest the US will agree to reduce tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium from 50% to 25%, and tariffs on Canadian automobiles from 25% to 15%.
In addition to restoring the sale of American booze, Canada is said to be considering allowing American dairy producers greater access to its market.
As negotiators have worked around the clock to hammer out a deal, some Canadians are expressing concern with what is - and what isn't - on the table.
President Donald Trump has hailed the possible deal as good for American farmers and manufacturers, while Carney has said the two sides are closing in on an agreement addressing "Canada's most important strategic sectors".
Kinew said on Thursday that he believed Trump was a "bad person", and questioned why Canada would give up some of its leverage by restoring US alcohol sales.
"Everybody knows the American president by now, he's erratic, he's irresponsible, and he's not to be trusted," Kinew said. "And this is the person that we were supposed to make a deal with, and we're going to make additional concessions for it."
Kinew added that he would reluctantly restore the sale of US alcohol in his province if it was for the benefit of all of Canada, but he urged Canadians not to buy it.
"Let it sit on the shelf," he said.
