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<\/a><\/p>\nA spokesperson for the U.S. Trade Representative\u2019s office did not immediately respond to a query on plans for talks this week.\n<\/p>\n
USTR has said the tariffs, which cover about $20 billion worth of Canadian imports, are a response to Canada\u2019s retaliation against Trump\u2019s autos and metals tariffs, \u200bmoves by some provinces to pull U.S. \u200bliquor from store shelves and a \u2060lack of concessions on access to Canada\u2019s dairy market.\n<\/p>\n
After the announcement of the new tariffs, imposed under previously never-used Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he and Trump agreed to\u00a0intensify trade negotiations.\n<\/p>\n
UNIONS URGE TARIFF RECONSIDERATION\n<\/p>\n
LeBlanc \u200bwill be accompanied to Washington by Canada\u2019s chief negotiator to the U.S., Janice Charette, said the spokesperson, who did not \u200bprovide a specific date \u2060for the meetings.\n<\/p>\n
Canada\u2019s calls for relief from U.S. tariffs got some backing from two major industrial unions on Tuesday.\n<\/p>\n
The United Steelworkers and International Association of Machinists, which represent workers in both the U.S. and Canada, jointly urged Greer to reconsider tariffs on Canadian goods and forge a more cooperative trade relationship so that both countries can jointly confront China\u2019s unfair trade \u2060practices that \u200bfuel excess industrial capacity.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cOur two nations share a deep collaboration built on decades of economic integration as \u200bwell as intelligence and defense cooperation,\u201d United Steelworkers International President Roxanne Brown said in a statement.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cRather than imposing further tariffs through Section 338 or any other mechanism, we should instead work together with our Canadian \u200ballies to limit illegal trade practices and advance our shared prosperity.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Additional reporting by Doina Chiacu in Washington and Promit Mukherjee in Ottawa; editing by Susan Heavey and Nia Williams\n<\/p>\n
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