CORRECTED-US Commerce chief says nothing will stop metals tariffs, will add copper protections

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said nothing would stop President Donald Trump's expanded 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum until U.S. domestic production is strengthened, and that Trump will add copper to his trade protections.

Lutnick also told Fox Business Network that a meeting that he plans to hold with Ontario Premier Doug Ford will seek to "lower the temperature" between the U.S. and Canada, but he will wait for Mark Carney to be fully installed as Canadian prime minister to negotiate on trade on a national level.

"So I think it's just to level-set things, make sure we know each other, and then we're going to negotiate with all of Canada," Lutnick said on the meeting with Ford.