Carney ‘did the right thing’: feds pledge $7.6-billion in tariff relief, but industry calls for ‘trade, not aid’

While industries affected by the U.S.’s newly imposed slate of tariffs are welcoming Ottawa’s relief measures, one industry head warns if the trade war doesn't improve by late fall, manufacturers could start rerouting supply chains outside of North America.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced $7.5-billion in tariff relief measures after Canada imposed dollar-for-dollar counter tariffs on the U.S., set to come into effect on Sept. 8.

As sectors grapple with new rounds of tariffs on both sides of the border, one industry representative cautions that manufacturers will start looking outside of North America in the coming months, though others say Ottawa “did the right thing” by rejecting an American de...

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