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LeBlanc heading back to Washington after Trump threatens new tariffs
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Investment Executive
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to travel to Washington this week after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap new tariffs on an array of Canadian goods starting next month.
Brunet did not say exactly when LeBlanc and Charette will be in Washington or identify the officials they are meeting.
The Trump administration said last week it would impose 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods in response to provincial liquor bans, Canada’s dairy supply management system and certain automobile quotas.
The president told Fox News Tuesday that he doesn’t “really want to” update the trade agreement, adding, “I’d rather be independent.”
But at the beginning of July, the Trump administration announced it was not extending the trilateral trade agreement.