Ottawa told Washington its safeguards against imports made with forced labour are robust enough as the threat of additional U.S. tariffs looms.
The Canadian government filed an official response with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on July 6, the deadline for doing so.
“Canada respectfully submits that there is no basis for the imposition of additional Section 301 duties on Canadian goods,” says the document. It argues Canada has an existing prohibition against forced labour goods and has introduced new legislative measures to reinforce the regime.
The USTR launched the Section 301 investigation in March into 60 economies to assess whether U.S. trading partners have adopted and are effectively enforcing measures to block imports of goods made with forced labour….