Joly says Canada open to discussing U.S. proposal to match tariffs on China

Open this photo in gallery: The flags of Mexico, the United States and Canada Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Friday Ottawa is willing to discuss a new request from Washington that it match any U.S. tariffs imposed on China to create what U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling "fortress North America." Mr. Bessent said earlier that day that Mexico has proposed matching U.S. tariffs on China in a move that he described as "very interesting" and one that Canada should copy. Top Mexican officials have met with members of Trump's cabinet this week…