Canada dusts off old message for new anti-tariff charm offensive
The prime minister’s inner circle is ramping up another lobbying push in Washington to terminate American tariffs on steel and aluminum.
The prime minister’s inner circle is ramping up another lobbying push in Washington to terminate American tariffs on steel and aluminum.
Federal and provincial ministers will arrive in Sault Ste. Marie Thursday afternoon to announce financing assistance for new investments at Algoma Steel Inc. as it emerges from three years of bankruptcy protection. Ongoing steel tariffs make this a difficult time to restructure operations.
The federal government says it is imposing new surtaxes on some foreign steel to head off the threat of dumping.
Dozens of experts are urging Canada to choose a surgical, sector-by-sector approach when it comes to expanding its trading relationship with China rather than a sweeping free trade deal that could risk provoking the United States, says a new report.
Canada and France will take a polite, persuasive, yet firm approach to Donald Trump at the G7, warning the U.S. president that his punishing trade tariffs will backfire and harm America’s economy and workforce.
Donald Trump’s economic adviser says the U.S. has asked Canada to hold one-on-one North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations as trilateral talks sputter.
The head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association says his group isn’t asking for government money to help its members deal with new U.S. tariffs — not yet, at any rate.
Early on in the negotiations to save the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, it became clear Kinder Morgan just wanted the project off its hands. So it didn’t take long before talks between the oil company and Ottawa focused on the burning question: price.
Canada is countering the United States’ move to slap punishing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports by imposing dollar-for-dollar tariffs of its own on everything from steel products to maple syrup.
Canada’s natural resources minister says there’s no guarantee that Ottawa can reach a deal with Kinder Morgan to keep the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project alive.