News Exercise #239

1. What did Canada’s finance minister say is the goal of the meeting?
2. Why does he think this is a good thing to do?
3. What subject has dominated the meeting?

Answers:
1. What did Canada’s finance minister say is the goal of the meeting?
He said that their goal was to convince the United States to move back from the tariffs.
2. Why does he think this is a good thing to do?
He doesn’t think that the tariffs are going to help either of their economies, and which could hurt citizens in the United States and citizens in Canada.
3. What subject has dominated the meeting?
Fears of a trade war have been dominating the meeting.