News Analysis
The Trump administration is leaning on the forced labour issue to impose new tariffs on trading partners, but why was Canada targeted and how is the government responding?
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) said in a June 2 report, based on an investigation it launched in March, that 60 U.S. trade partners, including Canada, have failed to ensure their trade practices do not allow products made with forced labour to enter U.S. markets.
The USTR has proposed an additional 10 percent tariff on 16 countries, including Canada, Mexico, the UK, and the European Union for allegedly failing to institute forced labour restrictions, and a 12.5 percent tariff on all other countries, including China, India, and Japan….