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Canada trade talks remain unresolved after Milwaukee G20 gathering, U.S. representative says
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said negotiations with Canada still have “gaps” as trade ministers concluded meetings in Milwaukee. He said the United States would continue working toward an agreement, while Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy argued tariffs are unlikely to define the coming election cycle.
MILWAUKEE — Negotiations between the United States and Canada remain unfinished, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Thursday as the G20 Trade Ministerial wrapped up in Milwaukee.
“There are gaps,” Greer said in an interview taped at the Harley-Davidson Museum. He said the two countries would keep talking and suggested a deal was possible if Canada wanted one. Greer also said he had reached agreements with about 20 countries over the past year and a half.
The comments come amid an escalating trade dispute between the United States and Canada. Greer did not specify what issues remain unresolved or provide a timeline for further negotiations.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, a former Wisconsin congressman, also took part in the interview. Asked whether the Trump administration’s tariffs would shape the next election cycle, Duffy said he did not expect them to, describing the contest instead as “an election around the cost of living.”
The interview is scheduled to air Sunday on “UPFRONT,” at 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. on WISN 12 and on ABC affiliates statewide.