Canada’s former top trade negotiator Steve Verheul says it’s likely duties would fall away faster if countries around the world coordinate a response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive global trade war. Speaking on a trade panel at the Broadbent Institute conference in Ottawa, he says Trump’s reversal on reciprocal tariffs proves the U.S. administration can be pressured to back off. (April 10, 2025)
The Canadian Press