
No text of Canada-UK trade deal as Dec. 31 tariff deadline looms
Trade minister says both countries are working on mitigation measures to provide stability to businesses.

Trump proclamation exempts Canadian aluminum from tariffs
… but he reserves the right to reimpose the 10% levies on national security grounds if exports spike again.

Tough talk, tariff threats resurface as USMCA readies for its debut
Trump’s “iron fist of zero-tolerance enforcement” aimed at aluminum looms large.
Feds to push back against any new US tariffs on aluminum: Duclos
Bloomberg says the Trump administration plans to impose a 10% tariff on imports from Canada.
Tariff threat looms large in the heart of Canada’s auto industry
Windsor would be the epicentre of a tariff fallout that could impact Ontario’s entire manufacturing base.
US announces tough tariffs on $50B in China imports
Beijing has a list of $50 billion in US products that would face retaliatory tariffs
Push is on as NAFTA countries seek a deal before elections
Lighthizer sees the window for a deal only open for the next one or two weeks.
China files trade complaint against US over steel tariffs
Beijing says Trump’s additional duties of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum violate international trade rules.

Solar industry on edge as Trump weighs tariffs on panels
US solar business has boomed in recent years, driven by falling prices from imports.

US hits Canadian newsprint producers with initial countervailing duties
An overall tariff of 6.53% levied on about 25 Canadian plants, mostly in Quebec and Ontario.

US Commerce Department hits Bombardier with 219% CSeries duty
Decision blows past Boeing’s requested 80% tariff; Bombardier accuses Boeing of seeking to use a skewed process to stifle competition.

‘America First’ shock and awe hits Bombardier: What’s next in tariff fight?
Ross touts a 48% increase from last year in anti-dumping and countervailing cases initiated by the US Department of Commerce.

With Europe on hold, Canada turns attention to trade deals with Asia
TPP would be Canada’s biggest trade deal since NAFTA, encompassing a population of 790 million people.