LeBlanc meets with Greer this afternoon in Washington as tariff deadline nears

OTTAWA — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will meet with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer this afternoon as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff deadline approaches.

A new round of 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods is set to take effect Aug. 19.

Unlike most of Trump’s other tariffs, these would have no exemptions for goods that comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade, widely known as CUSMA.

LeBlanc and Janice Charette, Canada’s chief negotiator have been in Washington since Monday and today’s meeting will be the second time they have sat down with Greer this week.

Greer has said the tariffs are a response to provincial bans on U.S. liquor, Canada’s supply managed dairy system and quotas on certain U.S. vehicles.

CUSMA was negotiated during the first Trump administration to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2026.