Doug Ford, Dominic LeBlanc to meet Trump administration officials over tariffs in Washington [Video]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc will travel to Washington on Thursday to meet with President Donald Trump’s Commerce Secretary amid a trade war between Canada and the United States that shows few signs of abating.

The meeting with Howard Lutnick was arranged this week after Mr. Ford initiated – and then promptly dropped – a 25-per-cent electricity surcharge on three states, as the trade war between Canada and the U.S. ramps up.

In turn, Mr. Trump threatened 50-per-cent tariffs on Canada’s steel and aluminum imports, but then reverted to the original 25 per cent after Mr. Ford said he would pause the electricity surcharge upon receiving a call from Mr. Lutnick to meet in Washington. The U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum took effect Wednesday.

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