LeBlanc returns to Washington for meetings as tariff deadline approaches
Canadian trade officials are in Washington to negotiate a potential quota system for steel and aluminum exports to avoid further U.S. tariffs. The talks are part of a broader effort to address trade demands from the Trump administration.
Why it matters
These negotiations are critical for the Canadian economy as they seek to mitigate the impact of potential U.S. trade levies and resolve ongoing trade disputes.
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, and chief trade negotiator Janice Charette, seen here during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, in June, went to Washington on Tuesday for the second time in as many weeks for trade talks with the U.S. Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press
Trade negotiators are reviving a proposal that would see Canadian steel and aluminum exports subject to a quota system in return for lower U.S. levies on the metals, as the clock ticks down on President Donald Trump’s next round of tariffs .
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Janice Charette, Canada’s chief negotiator, jetted to Washington on Tuesday for the second time in as many weeks as the pressure ramps up to make a breakthrough in stalled trade talks.
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