Canadian officials warn Trump’s steel tariffs could undermine USMCA

Published February 21, 2019 7:54pm ET



Canadian officials said Thursday that anger over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs could become an issue in Canada’s parliamentary elections in October and prevent their country from ratifying the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement on trade.

“It is a challenge with the tariffs in place,” Canadian Minister of Transport Marc Garneau said when asked if ratification would happen this year at a Washington D.C. event hosted by the Canadian American Business Council.

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