Can Canada wait out the trade war with the US?

Despite the pause, Canadian representatives are still advocating on the country's behalf with US lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Richard Madan, the trade representative for the province of Manitoba, told the BBC. The president walked back tariffs on dozens of food items earlier this month, and has signalled an openness to lower tariffs on imported metals from Canada and Mexico if some conditions on shifting production to the US are met. The prime minister recently made a string of global trips to pitch Canada overseas, including to the United Arab Emirates and on the sidelines of the G20 in South Africa.