U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel north of the border next week to meet with her Canadian counterpart, Mary Ng.
Tai’s office says the ambassador will hold two days of meetings May 5-6 with Ng, Canada’s international trade minister, in Ottawa and Toronto.
The pair will talk with stakeholders, visit local businesses and discuss how best to strengthen the trade ties between the two countries.
It’s Tai’s first visit to Canada since becoming President Joe Biden’s trade representative in March of last year.
The two have a lot to talk about: softwood lumber, dairy exports and the rules governing auto parts have proven key friction points since the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, took effect in 2020.
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