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In response to US President Donald Trump‘s decision to impose tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium on Wednesday morning, Canada‘s federal government hits back with tariffs on USD 29.8 billion worth of American goods effective March 13 morning, CBC News reported.
Addressing a news conference, Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc described Trump’s action as “unjustified and unjustifiable.”
LeBlanc stated, “We will not stand idly by while our iconic steel and aluminium industries are being unfairly targeted.”
Further, LeBlanc said the American products being hit with these tariffs include U.S.-made steel and aluminium, computers, sports equipment and certain cast iron products, among others.
US and Canada are embroiled in a trade dispute, with the US imposing metals tariffs that took effect just after midnight. These tariffs are separate from previous ones imposed by President Trump to pressure Canada into tightening its border controls on drugs and migrants.
In response to the initial tariffs, Canada swiftly imposed its own tariffs on USD 30 billion worth of American goods. Notably, Canada did not lift these tariffs even after Trump rejigged his tariff regime, as per CBC News…
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