Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is returning to Washington for further trade talks, as the new Aug. 22 deadline for 50 percent U.S. tariffs approaches.
LeBlanc and Canada’s chief negotiator Janice Charette will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Aug. 20 to work out the final details of a trade agreement.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced late on Aug. 18, just hours before the planned 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods were to take effect, that he was delaying them for three days, saying the pause was based on his belief that Canada and the United States had reached a deal, pending the finalization of the documents….