President Trump is imposing huge new tariffs on Canada, to the tune of 50% on specific imports. But it doesn’t have anything to do with the wildfire tariff threat – that’s something entirely different.
In this case, Trump is addressing what he says are ‘discriminatory’ trade measures and the products range from “wine to hockey sticks to cement.”
Here’s the news via The Hill:
President Trump slapped an additional 50 percent tariff on certain Canadian goods in response to what the administration said were “discriminatory” trade measures from Canada on Monday.
A senior administration official told reporters on a Monday press call that the impacted products range from “wine to hockey sticks to cement.”
The tariffs fall under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and will go into effect 30 days after signing, an administration official told reporters.
“Over the past year, Canada has retained substantial retaliation against the United States as the U.S. imposes trade actions to reindustrialize, reshore, and support its manufacturing,” the senior administration official said. “Specifically Canada has to be held accountable for this continued discrimination.”
The senior administration official noted that Trump signed three separate Section 338 actions, including one related Canadian discrimination to U.S. motor vehicles, dairy and alcohol products.
The tariffs apply to all covered goods regardless of whether a good originates under the U.S. Canada Mexico Agreement.