Treasury chief urges Canada, Mexico to match China on tariffs

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Vice President JD Vance talks with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, center, before President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent encouraged Canada on Friday to follow Mexico in matching U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods as the two U.S. neighbors sought to avoid punishing 25 per cent U.S. tariffs due on Tuesday over fentanyl trafficking. Canadian and Mexican officials have fanned out across Washington seeking to show President Donald Trump‘s administration that...