Threat of tariffs reflect ‘protectionist’ attitudes of Trump administration, says Duclos

'We need Canadians to be mindful of the fact that protectionism still exists, and in fact, runs the risk of being even bigger, and an even greater threat, as we emerge from the COVID health and economic crisis,' says Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos.
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured on June 16, says his government has had to 'fight against' the Trump administration's 'protectionist attitudes' more than once before, in the wake of reported threats to reimpose tariffs on aluminium imports from Canada.
The Trump administration’s reported threat to re-introduce tariffs on aluminium imports from Canada is a reflection of “protectionist” approaches that could be more common in a post CO...

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