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U.S. commerce secretary dismisses question that free trade with Canada is dead

Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick speaks in the Oval Office of the White House after President Donald Trump signed an executive order, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dismissed the question of whether U.S. free trade with Canada is dead, calling the notion “silly” because a substantial amount of Canadian goods enter the U.S. tariff-free under the North American free trade deal. But he also said tariffs are here to stay, at least for now