Canadian tariffs on U.S. goods now in effect

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods officially kicked in Sunday, marking a new milestone in the ongoing trade dispute between the two countries. The list of $16.6 billion worth of tariffs on U.S. goods includes a 25 per cent surtax on more than 100 steel and aluminum products and at 10 per cent surtax on more than 70 other goods, including chocolate, pizza and maple syrup, to name a few. Canadian Prime Minister -ustin Trudeau is skipping the Canada ay party on Parliament Hill and will instead be making two stops in towns at the forefront of the burgeoning trade dispute: a steel refinery in Regina, and a food processing plant in Leamington, Ont. In his Canada ay message, Trudeau paid tribute to the workingclass Canadians who will be impacted by Canada-U.S. tariffs. “Canada’s workers build the roads and bridges that get us to work on time and back home again,” Trudeau stated in his address. “From Ontario steel to 4uebec aluminum, from agriculture and the energy sector in the Prairies and the 1orth, to forestry in British Columbia and fisheries in the Atlantic, Canadians get the job done - and build our communities along the way.” The tariffs are an equal response to 25 per cent steel tariffs and 10 per cent aluminum tariffs that the U.S. government instituted on -une 1. They will remain in place until the U.S. tariffs are lifted. -erry ias, Unifor’s national president, called Canada’s retaliatory tariffs a “necessary evil.” “ onald Trump has declared war on Canada and we have absolutely no choice but to retaliate,” he told CT9 1ews Channel. “Corporations, as well as our members, don’t know what the next move is because we’re convinced that onald Trump doesn’t know what his next move is either.” Ken 1eumann, national director of United Steelworkers Canada, said the tariffs are a step in the “right direction.” “It shows the U.S. government that we’re not going to be pushed back,” he said. “We’ve got nothing to be ashamed about.” The Canadian tariffs are expected to hit industries in many of the swing states that are crucial for Republicans in the midterm