LeBlanc holds ‘constructive, lengthy’ trade talks with Lutnick in D.C. – National
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday in Washington as Ottawa looks to find relief from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on key Canadian sectors.
LeBlanc’s office described the meeting, which also included Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, as “lengthy” and “constructive.” Carney’s Chief of Staff Marc-André Blanchard is also in the U.S. capital this week.The meeting comes after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last Friday that Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products to match American tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade, called CUSMA.Canada imposed 25 per cent tariffs on a long list of American goods in March, including oranges, a...
