Canadian ministers leave US meeting without assurances on tariffs

Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly (AP)

Two Canadian cabinet ministers left a meeting at Mar-a-Lago without assurances President-elect Donald Trump will back away from threatened tariffs on all products from the major American trading partner.

The Canadians called the talks “productive” and said there would be further discussions, but one official said the Americans remain fixated on the US trade deficit with Canada.