The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday, June 13, edition that the Canadian government is leading a multipronged effort to enlist United States politicians and businesses in a fight against punitive import taxes President Donald Trump has slapped on steel and aluminum. A triple bylined item in The Globe reports that Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will use a visit to Washington this week to meet with the Senate foreign affairs committee, chaired by Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, a staunch opponent of the tariffs. Ms. Freeland announced on Tuesday she is also trying to arrange a meeting with U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer, her counterpart in talks on the North American free-trade agreement, during this two-day trip to Washington. It has been two weeks since the White House stalled NAFTA renegotiations by insisting on an expiry date for any new deal, and more than 12 days since the Trump administration imposed hefty tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports in the name of national security. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr will meet his counterpart, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, to talk trade on the margins of the Group of 20 energy ministers' meeting in Argentina this week.