Trade talks with U.S. to continue over coming weeks, LeBlanc says

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said trade talks with the Americans will continue over the coming weeks, after the two sides failed to reach a deal by Friday, which would have staved off the imposition of 35-per-cent tariffs on some Canadian goods.

There are no short-term developments expected, Mr. LeBlanc said in an interview with The Globe and Mail on Friday from Washington. He said he’ll be speaking to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick next week, and the two will meet in person later in August.