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Canadian Mayors Excluded from Key U.S. Trade Meeting

3/7/2025

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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante and St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe were left out of a crucial White House meeting focused on U.S.-Canada trade tensions, leaving Canadian officials disheartened. The gathering, organized by the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, will feature only American mayors, sidelining Canadian voices amid rising concerns over U.S. tariffs.

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Story summary

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante and St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe were left out of a crucial White House meeting focused on U.S.-Canada trade tensions, leaving Canadian officials disheartened. The gathering, organized by the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, will feature only American mayors, sidelining Canadian voices amid rising concerns over U.S. tariffs.