U-S President Donald Trump has slapped all countries, including Canada, with 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States.
The president’s executive order went into effect at 12:01 a-m, Eastern.
It essentially removes exceptions from Trump’s 2018 tariffs on steel and aluminum, which eventually excluded Canada and other countries from the duties.
The levies come into force hours after the White House confirmed Trump would not follow through on threats to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum after Ontario agreed to pause a surcharge on electricity exports to the U-S.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’ll be going down to Washington to meet with U-S Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick this week to talk trade.
Ford made the comments today after a call with Lutnick in the wake of threats by U-S President Donald Trump to slap a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum.
The premier had implemented a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity heading to three states.
