The West Block: June 1

Ontario’s representative in Washington, David Paterson, tells The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson that Trump has been talking about “additional tariffs in areas like pharmaceuticals, in areas like lumber.” He adds there are expectations that some progress on tariffs will be made before the G7. Plus, the largest franchise in the Al-Qaeda network is “growing massively” and continues to pose a threat to North America, says Robert Fowler, a retired Canadian diplomat who was held by jihadist group for 130 days in 2008-2009