Canadian ministers are in Washington meeting with Republican lawmakers and business groups to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump against imposing damaging tariffs on Canadian goods. They aim to prevent Canada from being drawn into a trade war.
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Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Defence Minister Bill Blair are in the U.S. capital this week making the case that Canada should not be dragged into a trade war. On Monday, Trump paused his executive order to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on all Mexican and Canadian imports, with a lower 10 per cent tariff on Canadian energy.
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