Trudeau warns the U.S. on tariffs: You don't make 'nearly enough' aluminium to cover your own needs

Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to a U.S. trade representative's claim that Canada has exceeded limits on aluminum exports to the United States established when Trump lifted national-security tariffs on Canadian-made steel and aluminum in May 2019.

The threat of renewed tariffs "is a little bit difficult to understand," Trudeau said.

"The U.S. doesn't make nearly enough aluminum to be able to cover its needs, particularly at a time when we want economies to get going again across North America. What tariffs would do would be to raise prices for manufacturers in the United States and put extra stresses on them at a time when stresses abound."

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[James_Canadian]

I agree he didn’t have to meet trump which is fine I can respect that but mr.trudeau when are you gonna meet with the ethics commissioner?

[larryjohnson]

Pay back the money you gave your mother and brother from the we charity and then step down. Canadians have had enough of your dishonesty.

[calgarycowboy]

Explaining the negative impacts on the US economy is NOT a threat by any stretch of the imagination !!! Somebody trying to spin this into a threat obviously a right wing TV channel.

[rboddington]

How can every single comment posted here be negative toward Trudeau, yet he's still polling in majority territory? (boggles the mind.)

[MrMannyhw]

I dont know what he is hoping to get done here. Pick up the phone and call the US president and work something out.

[hihowareyou]

I believe we need to give Justin Trudeau a little more credit he's trying the best he can in these times and he has matured in the last couple years, I think he does know what he's doing we need to band together as Canadians and set a precedence that we're not going to be bullied and pushed around anymore sure we're nice and we give you the shirt off our back but only if it's a mutual I do for you you do for me situation, I think the government has been more than fair with us, Love Thy Neighbor.❤🇨🇦

[janni]

It’s too bad our PM was too good to show up for the last meeting with USA and Mexico

[prayeranon]

Great time 👍for Trudeau to skip out on a very important trade meeting. I think I know why but won’t say.

[shieh.]

Good. I like that Canada is giving the US the finger in our ever-so-nice kind of way.

[don-cwyz]

Canadian aluminium smelters in Quebec are also less polluting they produce aluminium by electrical power.

[FollowHim]

Unfortunately, JT cannot have diplomatic relations with it's huge southern neighbour.
I think US can find other providers.

[hermanfreadrich]

Canada needs a new leader to Make Canada Great Again.🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[bethmchugh]

So it was ok to place tarriffs of 275% on US farmers so they couldn't import their goods to Canada, but it's not ok for the USA to put tarriffs on Canada??? how about no tarrifs for Canada exporting lobster to Europe, but a 20% tarrif for US for the same Gulf of Mexico lobster??? the whole system is beyond corrupt are fed up with your games and your sidekick Hussein Obama

[winstonsmith]

Trudeau is so condescending if I were Trump I'd impose aluminum tariffs just to shut him up....

[DanTe-znkj]

The question is what are we going to do if they put more tariffs, No countermeasure? No word on how Canada is going to respond?

[lyndasmith]

So...the United States doesn't have the ability to produce their own aluminium????

[joeyharris]

Fidel jr looking more like his father as he ages.

[brandont]

He wishes he was half the man Trump is.

[fredh]

Thank TRUMP Canada!!! It sure wasn't Justin's deal.

[sherrybowe]

Prime Minister Trudeau is doing a great job ❤🇨🇦🇨🇦❤