OTTAWA — It’s futile to predict how long trade talks with President Donald Trump’s White House might last, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc told the House of Commons trade committee Thursday afternoon.

It was the second committee appearance LeBlanc made that day. He told a Senate foreign affairs committee earlier in the day that Canada is still in discussions on dropping the sector-specific tariffs putting pressure on Canadian industries and he does not see “a dead end in those conversations.”

Conservative MP Adam Chambers said LeBlanc’s exchanges with senators made it sound like the government is making no progress with the U.S. on getting tariffs lifted.

“You’re in a really tough spot. You’re negotiating with a country that seems to keep moving the goalposts and your

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