Ottawa and Washington Escalate Tariff Talks as Trump Threatens New 'Punishment' Over Wildfires

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is back in Washington for a second round of high-stakes meetings as the August 18 tariff deadline looms. The focus is reviving a quota system for steel and aluminum exports in exchange for the U.S. reducing its 50% tariffs, a proposal first floated last fall. Negotiators are also facing a list of two dozen other American demands, including increased access to Canada's **dairy...