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Chad Smith, NAFB News Service

 

Last Thursday, President Trump announced he has reimposed a 10 percent tariff on Canadian aluminum, saying American’s northern neighbor was flooding the U.S. with the metal. During a speech at a Whirlpool washing machine factory in Ohio, the president said, “Canada was taking advantage of us, as usual. I signed a proclamation that defends the American industry by reimposing aluminum tariffs on Canada.” Trump had exempted Canadian products from tariffs as part of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Deal on the condition that they “not flood the country with exports and kill our aluminum jobs.” While in Ohio, Trump said, “Canadian aluminum producers have broken that commitment.” The Jakarta (Ja-KAR-tah) Post says the tariffs take effect on August 16, in response to what Washington calls a 27 percent surge in aluminum imports from Canada during the past year which threatens to harm our domestic production. Canada’s aluminum-industry officials dispute the U.S. data and urged swift and strong retaliation, asking the Canadian government to consider all of its options. Trump first imposed punitive tariffs on aluminum and steel from Canada in June of 2018 while USMCA negotiations were ongoing.

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