Article snippet: Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s minister of foreign affairs, said Thursday that “for Canada to be considered as posing any kind of security threat to the United States is inconceivable.” She said Canadian officials worked tirelessly with U.S. counterparts to secure an exemption from the tariffs. “This work continues and it will continue until the prospect of these duties is fully and permanently lifted,” Freeland said. On NAFTA, Freehand insisted that Canada’s approach to the negotiations “has been consistent since negotiations began last year. Today’s announcement does not change that.” “Tariffs won't start a trade war, there's 435 of them in place today to fight trade cheaters. People may not like how Pres Trump rolled these out, but I applaud him for trying,” tweeted the group's president, Richard Trumka. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2018 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more