Trump Set on Tariff Demands as Canada Negotiations Head Towards Deadline, Canadian Ambassador Says
TORONTO—President Trump seems intent on including tariffs in any trade deal, and Canadian negotiators in continuing talks are seeking ways to satisfy him while protecting their access to their biggest market, said Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S.
'The president really likes tariffs,' said Hillman, who added that the levies are central to Trump's economic agenda. Canada is trying to thread a needle by trying to convince him that the U.S. benefits by keeping trade open with Canada, the U.S.'s second-largest trading partner and the biggest customer for U.S. manufactured goods.
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