Several Canadian ministers have responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest announcement to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 percent.
Dominic LeBlanc, the federal minister tasked with Canada-U.S. trade relations, says Ottawa has “taken note” of Trump’s comments and that the Canadian government “remains resolute in defending our workers and our communities.”
“We can give ourselves far more than the United States can take from us,” LeBlanc said in a series of posts on social media on May 31.
On May 30, Trump announced that tariffs on steel entering the U.S. would be raised from 25 percent to 50 percent, adding that the hike would “even further secure the steel industry in the United States.”…