Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty and Immigration Minister Marc Miller are in Washington to try and convince President Trump to avoid imposing economically damaging tariffs on Canadian imports.
WASHINGTON — A trio of federal cabinet ministers is in Washington today making a last-ditch attempt to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing economically devastating tariffs on Canadian imports.
Trump has signalled he's prepared to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports as early as Saturday.
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