Canada making progress in trade talks with U.S., LeBlanc says

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OTTAWA — Canada is making “progress” in talks to reach a breakthrough on tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, according to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s point man in the trade war.

Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, told a Senate committee Thursday that the focus of talks between him, Ambassador Kirsten Hillman and their U.S. counterparts right now is on sector-specific tariffs that Trump has applied, citing national security concerns, on foreign-made automobiles, steel and aluminum which have hit Canadian producers hard. Meanwhile the Canadian and U.S. governments are consulting more broadly ahead of next year’s scheduled review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement.

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