Amid threats of tariffs on aluminum, steel, cars, and all goods entering the U.S., Canadian politicians have been on a charm offensive, trying to sway members of the Trump administration.
Between the premiers meeting with White House officials, and Canada appointing a ‘fentanyl czar’, politicians in the country are hoping to avoid an all-out trade war.
National Post politics reporter Catherine Levesque joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss how our diplomatic efforts have fared, what exactly our ‘fentanyl czar’ is expected to do, and whether this will resonate with the president or others in his administration.
Background reading:Trump rolls out reciprocal tariffs: ‘Canada is going to have to start paying up’
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