Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he’s feeling “encouraged” after meeting with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and American lawmakers in Washington, D.C., ahead of next week’s tariff deadline.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap Canada with 35 percent tariffs if there’s not a deal by Aug. 1 but the White House has said it would not include goods compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade.
