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OTTAWA — Conservative leader Andrew Scheer is bringing a delegation to Washington next week to help extend a “united Canadian front” against American protectionism, his office says.

Spokesman Jake Enwright confirmed Scheer will travel with several members of his caucus next Tuesday and Wednesday, including deputy leader Lisa Raitt, trade critic Dean Allison, agriculture critic Luc Berthold and MP Colin Carrie.

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Scheer’s staff have been co-ordinating with Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office to identify stakeholders they can meet with while in the U.S. — “who the government or Canadian officials need to reach out to that’s maybe on the to-do list,” Enwright said. The idea is to “do our part,” he said, in showing a united front down south.

President Donald Trump has promoted protectionist policies that run counter to Canada’s emphasis on free trade. The North American Free Trade Agreement has been under constant threat with a next round of “re-negotiation” set to take place in Montreal later this month.