No going back to former free trade system, Lutnick says, as U.S. aims to dominate

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that North America is not going back to the free trade regime that existed for decades and dismissed the possibility of a trade deal that removes U.S. tariffs on Canadian automobiles, according to sources who heard Mr. Lutnick address a Toronto audience on Wednesday.

Mr. Lutnick was speaking virtually at the BMO Eurasia US-Canada Summit the day after U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney met for the second time in Washington to discuss trade.