With the Canada-U.S. trade war playing a role in the rout of Republican candidates in the mid-term elections, Ontario’s Trade Minister says he’s heading to the United States in January in hopes of pushing for a new trade agreement.
“I have three trips to the U.S. planned,” Vic Fedeli told reporters Friday.
“What the premier said was, after they’re sworn in, ‘Let’s get down there so we know they can speak with authority.’ I’ll be in the States three times in January alone.”
The now Democratic-controlled U.S. Congress will be sworn in in early January, prompting hopes that progress could be made on a new trade agreement.
Tariffs as high as 50 per cent on some Canadian goods have proven unpopular in U.S. border states, as well as states that rely on trade with Canada.
While Fedeli plans to head there in January, American Ambassador Pete Hoekstra predicted Friday that a new trade deal could be in place by Jan. 1, before the swearing-in ceremony.
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