CANADA’S U.S. ENVOY TO BRIEF FINANCE MINISTERS

Canada’s envoy to Washington will brief finance ministers from across the federation next week on the roller-coaster relationship with the U.S. The gathering Tuesday in Ottawa will be before a Canadian backdrop of increasing economic uncertainty — from difficult NAFTA negotiations, to competitiveness worries related to U.S. reforms, to tit-for-tat tariffs with the country’s largest trading partner. Federal

Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured, will host provincial and territorial counterparts at the meeting, which will include a presentation by Canada’s U.S. ambassador, David MacNaughton. Ambassadors don’t typically attend the sessions. MacNaughton will discuss the state of a bilateral relationship that has showed significant signs of strain in recent weeks.