Joly says Canada open to discussing U.S. proposal to match tariffs on China

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Open this photo in gallery: The flags of Mexico, the United States and Canada Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Friday Ottawa is willing to discuss a new request from Washington that it match any U.S. tariffs imposed on China to create what U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling “fortress North America.” Mr. Bessent said earlier that day that Mexico has proposed matching U.S. tariffs on China in a move that he described as “very interesting” and one that Canada should copy. Top Mexican officials have met with members of Trump’s cabinet this week...