Canada Asks U.S. for Patience, Warns of Reprisal in Tariff Spat
- Canada will retaliate if U.S. reimposes aluminum duty: Hillman
- ‘Take a little time to see how this settles out,’ Hillman says
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Canada said the U.S. should be patient about determining whether to reimpose aluminum tariffs on imports, but says it will retaliate if the U.S. pulls the trigger.
At the heart of the tariff debate is the question of whether Canadian raw-aluminum imports have surged since tariffs were lifted in May 2019, contravening recent trade agreements. Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman said there has been an increase in the production of unalloyed, or raw, aluminum as producers have been forced to shift from value-added products amid a drop in demand during the pandemic.