Steel town MPs, industry reps, cool to idea of quota-for-tariff exemption for U.S. metal duties

One major steel producer, Algoma Steel, told the House International Trade Committee that it would support certain quotas in exchange for a duty exemption, something U.S. president Donald Trump hinted as a solution to ending the trade spat.

The All-Party Steel Caucus is meeting this week, including: Liberal MP Bob Bratina, Liberal MP Terry Sheehan, NDP MP Scott Duvall, NDP MP Tracey Ramsey, Seniors Minister Filomena Tassi, and NDP MP David Christopherson. Photographs courtesy of parl.gc.ca

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BY JOLSON LIM

October 15, 2018

Federal MPs representing ridings affected by American tariffs on Canadian steel exports say they're skeptical that a quota-based system can be a solution to the ongoing trade dispute, even after one major steel producer recently stepped forward to tell the House Intern...

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