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Canada Discussing Trade Concessions With US for Some Tariff Relief, Reports Say
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Canada and the U.S. are discussing a prospective deal in which Ottawa would agree to a list of Trump administration trade demands in exchange for some relief on sectoral tariffs, the Globe and Mail reported on Friday, citing sources.
The two sides have discussed in-depth proposals and exchanged written bargaining positions, but have not yet reached an agreement, the report said.
Last month, President Donald Trump unveiled 50% tariffs on a wide range of imports from Canada to take effect on August 19.
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said the tariffs would apply to nearly $20 billion of imports from Canada.
Canadian officials had a “constructive and detailed meeting” with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington on Thursday, said Dominic LeBlanc, the Canadian minister in charge of U.S. trade relations.