Lutnick gave ‘masterclass’ on U.S. tariffs at Washington meeting, Ontario’s trade representative says

Ontario’s trade representative in Washington says a high-stakes meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s Commerce Secretary helped Canadian officials better understand why the Americans are pursuing a global tariff strategy and what that country plans to do next, an outcome he believes will benefit Canada in the continuing trade war.David Paterson was among the dozen attendees at Thursday’s 90-minute meeting in Washington with Howard Lutnick, which also included Ontario Premier Doug Ford and federal ministers Dominic LeBlanc and François-Philippe Champagne, who were named to key roles Friday in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet.