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PQ Asked U.S. State Department for Trade Talks Meeting

By Drooid · Oct 3, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC · How we work

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Parti Québécois asked the U.S. State Department for a meeting amid a Canada-U.S. trade war.
In February, the State Department told its Quebec consulates about the request.
U.S. embassy in Ottawa, via spokesperson Rebecca Archer-Knepper, confirmed the request.
The early-March Washington meeting was cancelled because the United States entered the Iran war, Archer-Knepper said.

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Parti Québécois asked the U.S. State Department for a meeting amid a Canada-U.S. trade war.
In February, the State Department told its Quebec consulates about the request.
U.S. embassy in Ottawa, via spokesperson Rebecca Archer-Knepper, confirmed the request.
The early-March Washington meeting was cancelled because the United States entered the Iran war, Archer-Knepper said.