WASHINGTON — A trade deal with the United States would not be useful if it did not include protection from possible future tariffs from President Donald Trump, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. said Wednesday. David MacNaughton identified such tariff protection as a critical Canadian demand in the continuing North American Free Trade Agreement talks. David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., says protection from tariffs is a critical Canadian demand in the continuing North American Free Trade Agreement talks. Trump has used an obscure “national security” provision of U.S. trade law to impose tariffs on imports of Canadian steel and aluminum. Article Continued BelowSpeaking on condition of anonymity, Canadian officials had previously said they were pushing for tariff protection as part of the deal.

Source: thestar September 26, 2018 15:27 UTC