‘We can’t take their word’: U.S. ignoring 2019 deal to guide return of steel and aluminum tariffs

A 2019 Canada-U.S. agreement and a 2018 CUSMA side letter mandated that consultations were required before tariffs could be imposed.

On Feb. 1, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would retaliate against the American decision to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian imports. The U.S. threat was later postponed by 30 days.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

February 19, 2025

An agreement that sets out how levies can be reintroduced on steel and aluminum exports is being cast aside, adding to the growing number of trade commitments that United States President Donald Trump negotiated and is subsequently eschewing.

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