Canada’s US trade minister exits DC as tariff talks stall
2025-08-02 10:28:25 source：Politico
August 1, 2025
OTTAWA — After months of drama, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s top lieutenant departed Washington Friday without a deal, but confident Canada’s trade pact with the U.S. and Mexico would blunt the impact of Donald Trump’s escalating tariffs.
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc held a lengthy meeting with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday night after touching down in D.C. before moving on to other senior White House officials. None of that prevented Trump from raising Canada’s tariff rate to 35 percent from 25 percent on Thursday after the countries failed to reach a deal.
That leaves LeBlanc’s White House texting buddy on the back-burner for the time being.
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