Ontario Urges Residents to Buy Local to Counter U.S. ‘Attack’
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged consumers to shift purchases away from U.S. goods to retaliate against President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian aluminum.
Trump said Thursday he will remove Canada’s exemption from 10% tariffs, effective Aug. 16, in response to concerns by American aluminum producers about a surge of Canadian metal. Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s deputy prime minister, said Ottawa will respond by targeting C$3.6 billion ($2.7 billion) in retaliatory tariffs. The government released a list of more than 60 U.S. products under consideration for tariffs.