Trade strategy to hit U.S. ‘where it hurts’ the only option, say Liberal MPs

Grit MPs and observers say Canada should keep up its charm offensive because it’s working on U.S. policy-makers despite the president’s actions.

Liberal MPs, from left, John McKay, Terry Sheehan, Ali Ehsassi, and Wayne Easter all say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered a strong, appropriate response to the new tariffs that should send an economic and political message to the U.S. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Terry Sheehan, Ulle Baum

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

June 6, 2018

The government may have changed its tone, taking a harder public line on U.S. trade in response to the tariffs dropped on Canadian steel and aluminum last week, but several Grit MPs and observers say Liberals will stay the course with their so-called "charm offensive" to bring the Americans onside, ...

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