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Canada Fires Back at US Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

Canada Fires Back at US Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with leaders of the steel industry at the White House on March 1, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) - Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s foreign affairs minister, seen here on Feb. 2, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico, said trade restrictions on Canadian steel are “absolutely unacceptable.” Hector Vivas/Getty Images
Rahul Vaidyanath
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Canadian foreign affairs minister Chrystia Freeland responded yesterday to the White House’s announcement of a 25 percent tariff on steel and 10 percent tariff on aluminum.

“As a key NORAD and NATO ally, and as the number one customer of American steel, Canada would view any trade restrictions on Canadian steel and aluminum as absolutely unacceptable,” Freeland said in a press release yesterday.

Rahul Vaidyanath
Rahul Vaidyanath
Journalist
Rahul Vaidyanath is a journalist with The Epoch Times in Ottawa. His areas of expertise include the economy, financial markets, China, and national defence and security. He has worked for the Bank of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., and investment banks in Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles.
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