The United Steelworkers called on the Trump administration Friday to exempt Canada from steel and aluminum tariffs.

The union asked the White House to reinstate the exemption it had given Canada from the tariffs, which were announced in March. The union, which has backed the administration on many trade issues, called lifting the exemption against the U.S.’s northern neighbor “wrongheaded” because it would hurt the industry in both countries.

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